פּויערטע

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Yiddish פּויער (peasant) and ־טע (noun suffix)

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Noun[edit]

פּויערטע (poyertef, plural פּויערטען (poyerten)

  1. Peasant woman, as relating to status as farmer. Masculine form: פּויער.
    • 1925 January 1, Petr Afanasyev, Soviet Yiddish propaganda poster[1]:
      פּויערטע, טרעט ארײַן אין קאָלעקטיוו!
      poyerte, tret arayn in kolektiv!
      Female peasant, join the collective!

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