אַנעקדאָט

אַנעקדאָט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos, “accounts unpublished”) (compare German Anekdote, French anecdote, English anecdote), from ἀν- (an-, “not, un-”) + ἔκδοτος (ékdotos, “published”), from ἐκδίδωμι (ekdídōmi, “I publish”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “out”) + δίδωμι (dídōmi, “I give”).

Noun

אַנעקדאָט • (anekdot) m, plural אַנעקדאָטן‎ (anekdotn)

1. anecdote (short account of an incident)