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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Yiddish פּליטה (pleyte, “escape, getaway”). Compare German pleite.
Adjective
pleite (predicative only)
- (Netherlands, originally Bargoens, informal) gone
- Synonyms: foetsie, kwijt, weg
- M'n portemonee is pleite. ― My wallet is gone.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
pleite
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of pleiten
German
Etymology
Likely from Yiddish פּליטה (pleyte)
Pronunciation
Adjective
pleite (indeclinable, predicative only)
- (colloquial) broke
- pleite sein ― to be broke
- pleite gehen ― to go broke
Usage notes
Further reading
- “pleite” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “pleite” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “pleite” in Duden online
- “pleite” in OpenThesaurus.de