שמשׂטע

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From שמשׂ (shames, sexton) +‎ ־טע (-te).

Noun[edit]

שמשׂטע (shamestef, plural שמשׂטעס (shamestes)

  1. the wife of a sexton or synagogue caretaker