אָרטאָגראַפֿיע

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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Probably from orthographia, possibly via German, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀρθογρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (orthographíā). Compare German Orthografie, English orthography.[1]

Noun

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אָרטאָגראַפֿיע (ortografyef, plural אָרטאָגראַפֿיעס (ortografyes)

  1. (linguistics) orthography, spelling (system)
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Orthografie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Further reading

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  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) “אָרטאָגראַפֿיע”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 719