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Yiddish
Etymology
Ultimately from French étiquette (“etiquette; label”). Compare German Etikett, Etikette, Belarusian этыке́т (etykjét), Russian этике́т (etikét), Ukrainian етике́т (etykét).
Pronunciation
Noun
עטיקעט • (etiket) m or f, plural עטיקעטן (etiketn), diminutive עטיקעטל (etiketl) or עטיקעטקע (etiketke)
- etiquette, prescribed behaviour, good manners
- tag, label
Derived terms
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “עטיקעט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .