לאַטקע
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Yiddish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Most likely from Russian ла́тка (látka, “pastry, patch”) and Belarusian ла́дка (ládka, “fritter”).
Noun[edit]
לאַטקע • (latke) f, plural לאַטקעס (latkes)
- (generally) pancake
- (specifically) latke; a potato pancake fried in oil, traditionally served on Hanukkah.
- 1921, Workmen's Circle (U.S.). Educational Dept, קינדערלאַנד [kinderland, Kinderland], page 20:
- […] די ריחות פֿון אָפּגעבראָטענע גענז און זאַפֿטיקע לאַטקעס.
- […] di reykhes fun opgebrotene genz un zaftike latkes.
- […] the smells of fried geese and juicy latkes.
Descendants[edit]
- English: latke
Etymology 2[edit]
Same as above, but also borrowed from Polish łata, łatka, and Ukrainian ла́та (láta). By surface analysis, לאַטע (late, “patch”) + ־קע (-ke).
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
לאַטקע • (latke) f, plural לאַטקעס (latkes)
- Diminutive of לאַטע (late): small patch
References[edit]
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “lat”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 483
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “lat(k)e”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 483
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