אינסעקט

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

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