גרונדוואַגע

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Grundwaage, from Grund (“ground”) + Waage (“scales”). Compare obsolete Lithuanian grumtvagis.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

גרונדוואַגע • (grundvage) f, plural גרונדוואַגעס (grundvages)

  1. (Daytshmerish) plumb line, plummet

References[edit]

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “גרונדוואַגע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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