pleite
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Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Yiddish פּליטה (pleyte, “escape, getaway”). Compare German pleite.
Adjective[edit]
pleite (predicative only)
- (Netherlands, originally Bargoens, informal) gone
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
pleite
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Likely from Yiddish פּליטה (pleyte)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
pleite (indeclinable, predicative only)
- (colloquial) broke
- pleite sein ― to be broke
- pleite gehen ― to go broke
Usage notes[edit]
- Only used predicatively, adverbially, and certain fixed expressions. Frequently used with gehen.
Further reading[edit]
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