לײַט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German liute, from Old High German liuti, liudi, from Proto-West Germanic *liud(i), from Proto-Germanic *liudīz (“people”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“man, people”). Cognate with German Leute. More at leod.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /laɪ̯t/

Noun

לײַט • (layt) m, plural לײַטן‎ (laytn) or לײַט (layt)

  1. adult
  2. a respectable person, a proper person
  3. (in the plural) people, folks

Derived terms
  • לײַטיש‎ (laytish)
  • לאַנדסלײַט‎ (landslayt)
  • אָרעמעלײַט‎ (oremelayt)
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