ליטווינער
Yiddish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʎɪtˈvɪnəʁ/
Noun
ליטווינער • (litviner) m, plural ליטווינער (litviner), feminine ליטווינקע (litvinke)
- Lithuanian (non-Jewish person from Lithuania)
Usage notes
Yiddish rigorously distinguishes between Jews and non-Jews in national terminology. A Lithuanian Jew is not a litviner, but rather a ליטוואַק (litvak).
Related terms
- ליטע (lite, “Lithuania”)
- ליטוואַק (litvak, “Lithuanian (Jewish)”)
- ליטוויש (litvish, “Lithuanian (language); Litvish (the Lithuanian dialect of Yiddish)”)