לויט
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably borrowed from German laut (“according to”) (from 15th century; chiefly in written style), shortened from Middle High German nāch lūte (“according to the text of”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz. Compare German Laut (“sound”) and Wortlaut (“wording, exact text”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
לויט • (loyt) (contracted dem-form לויטן (loytn))
- according to, in accordance with
- לויט ווי איך זע
- loyt vi ikh ze
- as I see it