איילבערט
Yiddish
Alternative forms
- איילבירט (eylbirt)
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈɛɪ̯ɫbəʁt/
Noun
איילבערט • (eylbert) m, plural איילבערטן (eylbertn)
- olive (fruit)
- Synonyms: אָליוו (oliv), מאַסלינע (masline)
- (Poland) sunflower, sunflower seeds[1]
Derived terms
- איילבערט־אייל (eylbert-eyl)
References
- Schaechter, Mordkhe (2005) Plant Names in Yiddish, New York: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, →ISBN, page XIII