klezmer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish קלעזמער (klezmer), from Hebrew כְּלֵי זֶמֶר (kléy zémer, “musical instruments”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈklɛzmə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈklɛzməɹ/

Noun

klezmer (countable and uncountable, plural klezmers or klezmorim)

1. (countable) A Jewish folk musician.
2. (music, uncountable) A type of popular Jewish folk music especially associated with Ashkenazi cultures.

Derived terms

• klezmer-like

Translations

Jewish folk musician

• Polish: klezmer m, klezmerka f
• Portuguese: klezmer m

type of popular Jewish folk music

• Portuguese: klezmer m

French

Noun

klezmer m (plural klezmers)

1. (music) klezmer

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish קלעזמער (klezmer), from Hebrew כְּלֵי זֶמֶר (kléy zémer).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛz.mɛr/
• Rhymes: -ɛzmɛr
• Syllabification: klez‧mer

Noun

klezmer m pers (female equivalent klezmerka)

1. (historical) klezmer (Jewish folk musician)

Declension

Declension of klezmer

	singular	plural
nominative	klezmer	klezmerzy/klezmery (deprecative)
genitive	klezmera	klezmerów
dative	klezmerowi	klezmerom
accusative	klezmera	klezmerów
instrumental	klezmerem	klezmerami
locative	klezmerze	klezmerach
vocative	klezmerze	klezmerzy

Derived terms

adjective

• klezmerski

 

Further reading

• klezmer in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• klezmer in Polish dictionaries at PWN