גלעזל

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Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

גלאָז (gloz) +‎ ־ל (-l) with umlaut. Compare Bavarian Glaserl, German Gläschen.

Noun

גלעזל (glezln, plural גלעזלעך (glezlekh)

  1. diminutive of גלאָז (gloz): small glass
    פֿון פֿלעשל אין גלעזלfun fleshl in glezlvery quickly, in no time (literally, “from bottle to small glass”)
  2. cup
    Synonyms: טעפּל (tepl), טעפּעלע (tepele), שעלעכל (shelekhl)
    אַ גלעזל טייa glezl teya cup of tea
  3. lens (of glasses); eyeglass

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References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “גלעזל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “cup, n.”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN