אומשטאַנדוואָרט
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Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]אומשטאַנד (umshtand, “circumstance”) + וואָרט (vort, “word”), possibly as a calque of German Umstandswort.
Noun
[edit]אומשטאַנדוואָרט • (umshtandvort) n, plural אומשטאַנדווערטער (umshtandverter)
References
[edit]- Justus van de Kamp et al., “אומשטאַנדוואָרט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].