קוואַטער

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German gevater(e) (“godfather”), from Old High German gifatero, from Proto-West Germanic *gafadurjō. Cognate with German Gevatter.

Pronunciation

Noun

קוואַטער • (kvater) m, plural קוואַטערס (kvaters), feminine קוואַטערין (kvaterin)

  1. person who traditionally carries the baby into the room for the bris
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