klezmer
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish קלעזמער (klezmer), from Hebrew כְּלֵי זֶמֶר (kléy zémer, “musical instruments”).
Pronunciation
Noun
klezmer (countable and uncountable, plural klezmers or klezmorim)
- (countable) A Jewish folk musician.
- 2007, Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, 4th Estate (2010), page 213:
- The entire Muzikant family of klezmorim, enough for half a symphony orchestra.
- (music, uncountable) A type of popular Jewish folk music especially associated with Ashkenazi cultures.
Derived terms
Translations
type of popular Jewish folk music
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French
Noun
klezmer m (plural klezmers)
Polish
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Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish קלעזמער (klezmer).
Pronunciation
Noun
klezmer m pers (female equivalent klezmerka, related adjective klezmerski)
- klezmer (Jewish folk musician)
- Hypernym: muzyk
- (derogatory) musician playing for profit in catering establishments or at weddings
Declension
Declension of klezmer
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | klezmer | klezmerzy/klezmery (deprecative) |
| genitive | klezmera | klezmerów |
| dative | klezmerowi | klezmerom |
| accusative | klezmera | klezmerów |
| instrumental | klezmerem | klezmerami |
| locative | klezmerze | klezmerach |
| vocative | klezmerze | klezmerzy |
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