שטייגער

Yiddish

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to שטײַגן (shtaygn) and German Steiger. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

שטייגער • (shteyger) m, plural שטייגערס (shteygers)

  1. way, manner
  2. (music) modal scale, mode, scale

Derived terms

  • אַ שטייגער (a shteyger, “for example; after all”)
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