אַגרעס

Yiddish
.(2) אַגרעס

Etymology

From Middle High German agrāz, from Medieval Latin agresta (“unripe fruit, verjuice”), likely applied to the gooseberry due to its sour taste. Compare Austro-Bavarian Ogrosl (“gooseberry”).

Alternatively, borrowed from Polish agrest (“gooseberry”), from the same Latin source.

Pronunciation
  • (YIVO) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡrəs/
  • Hyphenation: אַ‧גרעס

Noun

אַגרעס • (agres) m, plural אַגרעס (agres)

  1. gooseberry (plant of the genus Ribes)
  2. gooseberry (the berry of this plant)

References
  • Mordkhe Shekhter (2005) “אַגרעס”, in די געוויקסן־וועלט אין ייִדיש [di geviksn-velt in yidish, The plant world in Yiddish]‎, Institute for Jewish Research, Yiddish-Latin-English index
  • Alexander Harkavy (2006) “אַגרעס”, in Yiddish-English-Hebrew Dictionary, New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 3
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