שטעטל

Yiddish

Etymology

From שטאָט (shtot, “city”) +‎ ־ל (-l, “diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

(YIVO, Litvish) IPA^(key): [ʃtɛtl̩]
(Poylish, Ukraynish) IPA^(key): [ʃteɪtl̩]

Noun

שטעטל • (shtetl) n, plural שטעטלעך (shtetlekh)

small town, townlet
shtetl

Coordinate terms

דערפֿל (derfl, “small village”)
דאָרף (dorf, “village”)
שטאָט (shtot, “city, (large) town”)

Derived terms

שטעטלדיק (shtetldik)

Descendants

→ English: shtetl
→ German: Schtetl
→ Polish: sztetl

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