ראָש־השנה

Yiddish
FWOTD – 3 October 2016

Etymology

Borrowed from Ashkenazi Hebrew ⁧רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה⁩ (rosh hashono), from Tiberian Hebrew ⁧רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה⁩ (roʔʃ hashɔnɔ).

Pronunciation
  • (YIVO, Litvish (most speakers)) IPA(key): /ˌʁɔʃəˈʃɔnə/
  • (Litvish (some speakers)) IPA(key): /ˌʁeɪ̯ʃəˈʃʊnə/
  • (Poylish, Galitzish) IPA(key): /ˌʁɔʃəˈʃunə/

Proper noun

⁧ראָש־השנה⁩ • (rosh-eshone) m

  1. Rosh Hashanah

References
  • Uriel Weinreich, Modern English-Yiddish Yiddish-English Dictionary, 1968 (repr. 1977), YIVO Institute for Jew Research.
  • Solon Beinfeld and Harry Bochner (eds.), Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, 2013, Indiana University Press.
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