דזשענטעלמען

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English gentleman, probably via Polish dżentelmen. Compare Russian дже́нтльмен (džéntlʹmen).

Noun

דזשענטעלמען • (dzhentelmen) m, plural דזשענטעלמענער (dzhentelmener)

  1. gentleman
    דער דזשענטעלמען האָט זיך אָפּגערופֿן: "אַ שאָד! אַ שאָד!"
    der dzhentelmen hot zikh opgerufn: "a shod! a shod!"
    The gentleman called back: "A shame! A shame!"

Derived terms

  • דזשענטעלמעניש (dzhentelmenish)
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