טוץ

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old French doze (“twelve”), from Latin duodecim, possibly via Middle High German tutzet, dutzet. Compare German Dutzend.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /tut͡s/
• (Mideastern) IPA^(key): /tiːt͡s/
• (Southeastern) IPA^(key): /tit͡s/

Noun

טוץ • (tuts) m, plural טוצן (tutsn)

1. dozen

Derived terms

• טוצנווײַז (tutsnvayz)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “טוץ” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].