לאַווינע

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German lowin. Ultimately from Late Latin labina. Cognate with German Lawine, as well as borrowings Polish lawina, Russian лавина (lavina), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lavinɛ/

Noun

לאַווינע • (lavine) f, plural לאַווינעס (lavines)

1. avalanche

References

• Uriel Weinreich (1977) “avalanche”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 23