איילבערט

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Yiddish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German ölbere, from Old High German oliberi, from Proto-West Germanic *olibaʀi (literally “oil berry”).

Cognate with Old English eleberġe and Old Saxon oliberi.[1] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “where does the -t come from?”)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

איילבערט • (eylbert) m, plural איילבערטן (eylbertn)

  1. olive (fruit)
    Synonyms: אָליוו (oliv), מאַסלינע (masline)
  2. (Poland) sunflower, sunflower seeds[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Schaechter, Mordkhe (2005) Plant Names in Yiddish, New York: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, →ISBN, page XIII
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