פֿלאַטערל

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Modification, under the influence of פֿלאַטערן (flatern, “to flutter”) and the diminutive suffix ־ל (-l), of Old High German fifaltra, from Proto-West Germanic *fifaldrā, *fifaldā, from Proto-Germanic *fifaldǭ. Compare German flattern (“to flutter”) and Falter (“moth”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

פֿלאַטערל • (flaterl) n, plural פֿלאַטערלעך (flaterlekh)

  1. butterfly

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