ליטא
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Hebrew
Etymology
From Yiddish ליטע (lite), from Lithuanian Lietuvà (“Lithuania”) via a Slavic language. Cognate with multiple foreign names for Lithuania, (see Litva and Литва), but the reduction to "lita" is apparently specific to Yiddish.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
לִיטָא • (litá) f
- Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe, (Lietuvos Respublika))
Derived terms
Yiddish
Proper noun
ליטא • (lito) ?
- (nonstandard) Unpointed form of ליטאָ (lito).
Proper noun
ליטא • (lita) ?
- (nonstandard) Unpointed form of ליטאַ (lita).