ka-tzetnik

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Etymology[edit]

From Yiddish, (KZ-nik, Kazetnik, Katsetnik, ק. צטניק (k. tstnik)) (Yiddish for inmate of a Nazi concentration camp); derived from the abbreviation KZ (pronounced as Kah-Tzet) for the German word Konzentrationslager by the addition of the suffix -nik of Slavic origin, which approximately corresponds to the English suffix "-er".

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ka‧tzet‧nik

Noun[edit]

ka-tzetnik m (plural ka-tzetniks)

  1. An inmate of a Nazi concentration camp.