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Yiddish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Tītān, Tītānus, Ancient Greek Τιτάν (Titán).
Noun
טיטאַן • (titan) m, plural טיטאַנען (titanen)
- titan
Usage notes
- Unlike its German cognate Titan, the word is usually not used for the chemical element titanium. טיטאַניום (titanyum) is generally used instead.
References
Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “טיטאַן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN