צײַטונג

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From צײַט (tsayt) +‎ ־ונג (-ung). Cognate to German Zeitung.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (YIVO, Northern Yiddish) IPA(key): /ˈt͡saɪ̯tʊŋɡ/
  • (Southern Yiddish) IPA(key): /ˈt͡saːtɪŋɡ/

Noun[edit]

צײַטונג • (tsaytung) f, plural צײַטונגען (tsaytungen)

  1. newspaper
    Synonym: בלאַט (blat)
    Hypernym: צײַטשריפֿט (tsaytshrift)

Usage notes[edit]

Although standardly feminine, this word is masculine in the Lithuanian dialect.

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