קאַקטוס
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos, “cardoon”), of pre-Greek origin. Compare German Kaktus, Polish kaktus, Russian, Ukrainian ка́ктус (káktus).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
קאַקטוס • (kaktus) m, plural קאַקטוסן (kaktusn)
Derived terms[edit]
- פֿעסל־קאַקטוס (fesl-kaktus, “barrel cactus”)
- קײַלעך־קאַקטוס (kaylekh-kaktus, “melon cactus”)
- קאַקטוסדיקע (kaktusdike)
- קאַקטוס־פֿלאַנץ (kaktus-flants)
- סאַגואַראָ־קאַקטוס (saguaro-kaktus, “saguaro”)
- שופֿר־קאַקטוס (shoyfer-kaktus, “hedgehog cactus”)
References[edit]
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “קאַקטוס” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “cactus”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN