שטעטלש

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Yiddish

Etymology

Reduced form of שטעטליש (shtetlish), from שטעטל (shtetl) +‎ ־יש (-ish).

Adjective

שטעטלש (shtetlsh)

  1. (relational) town
    Synonym: שטעטלדיק (shtetldik)

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “שטעטלש” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “שטעטלש”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN