שנויץ-מויז

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Yiddish

אַ ציִונג פֿון דרײַ שנויץ-מײַז.

Etymology

Literally: "Snout-mouse".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnɔɪ̯t͡sˌmɔɪ̯z/
  • Hyphenation: שנויץ-מויז

Noun

שנויץ-מויז (shnoyts-moyzf, plural שנויץ-מײַז (shnoyts-mayz)

  1. desman

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915) “desman”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 356