הורטאָם

Yiddish

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Ukrainian гурто́м (hurtóm, “jointly, together”), which see спі́льно (spílʹno). Related to Polish hurt (“(n.) wholesale”), hurtowy (“(adj.) wholesale”), hurtem, and Belarusian гурт (hurt, “group”).

Adverb

הורטאָם • (hurtom)

1. wholesale, in bulk

   Synonym: אַנגראָ (angro)

   Antonym: לאַחדים (lakhodim)

2. together

   Synonym: צוזאַמען (tsuzamen)

Related terms

• אויף הורט (oyf hurt), אין הורט (in hurt)
• הורטאָווע (hurtove), הורטאָוונע (hurtovne)

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “הורטאָם”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “הורטאָם” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].