דײַטשלאַנד
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German Diutschlant, compound word formed from phrasings like diutsch lant n, diutsche lant n, in diutscheme lande n, ze diutischeme lande n, (in) diutschiu lant n pl. The adjective דײַטש (daytsh) is from Middle High German diutsc, diutisch, diutsch, tiutsch, tiusch, from Old High German diutisc (“of the people”)). Essentially דײַטש (daytsh, “German”) + לאַנד (land, “country”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): /ˈdaɪ̯tʃɫand/
- (Poylish) IPA(key): /ˈdaːt͡ʃɫand/
- (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ˈdat͡ʃɫɔnd/
Proper noun[edit]
דײַטשלאַנד • (daytshland) n
- Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)