רעגנצײַט

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

רעגן (regn) +‎ צײַט (tsayt). Compare German Regenzeit.

Noun[edit]

רעגנצײַט (regntsaytf, plural רעגנצײַטן (regntsaytn)

  1. rainy season
  2. (Israel) winter

See also[edit]

Seasons in Yiddish · סעזאָנען (sezonen) (layout · text) · category
פֿרילינג (friling, spring),

וועסנע (vesne, spring),
פֿאַרפּסח (farpeysekh, spring)

זומער (zumer, summer) האַרבסט (harbst, autumn),

אָסיען (osyen, autumn)

ווינטער (vinter, winter),

רעגנצײַט (regntsayt, (Israel) winter)

References[edit]

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “רעגנצײַט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].