קאַצעט

Yiddish

FWOTD – 28 April 2022

Etymology

From the pronunciation of German KZ. Compare Polish kacet.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈt͡sɛt/

Noun

קאַצעט • (katset) m, plural קאַצעטן‎ (katsetn)

concentration camp
- 2017 August 25, מאיר יעלין, “ערבֿ ראָש־השנה אין קאָוונער געטאָ [Rosh Hashanah Eve in the Kovno Ghetto]”, in Forverts‎:
  ‏ער האָט איבערגעלעבט די קאָוונער געטאָ, דעם קאַצעט דאַכאַו.‎‎
  er hot ibergelebt di kovner geto, dem katset dakhau.
  He survived the Kovno Ghetto [and] the concentration camp Dachau.

Derived terms

קאַצעטיש‎ (katsetish)
קאַצעטלער‎ (katsetler)
קאַצעטניק‎ (katsetnik)

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