פֿאַסטצײַט
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]פֿאַסטן (fastn) + צײַט (tsayt). Compare German Fastenzeit, Dutch Vastentijd.
Noun
[edit]פֿאַסטצײַט • (fasttsayt) f
- (Christianity) Lent
- Synonyms: גרויסער פּאָסט (groyser post), פּאָסטצײַט (posttsayt)
References
[edit]- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “Lent”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN