אָסטראָגניק

Yiddish

Etymology

Likely from אָסטראָג (ostrog, “jail”) +‎ ־ניק (-nik), from dated Russian остро́г (ostróg, “jail”).

Noun

אָסטראָגניק • (ostrognik) m, plural אָסטראָגניקעס (ostrognikes)

1. prisoner, convict

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “אָסטראָגניק”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “אָסטראָגניק” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].