אינסעקט

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from contact languages such as German Insekt and Polish insekt, from Middle French insecte, from Latin īnsectum (with a notched or divided body, cut up), calque of Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, insect), from ἔντομος (éntomos, cut into pieces).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

אינסעקט (insektm, plural אינסעקטן (insektn)

  1. insect