ליטווינער

Yiddish edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ʎɪtˈvɪnəʁ/

Noun edit

ליטווינער • (litviner) m, plural ליטווינער (litviner), feminine ליטווינקע (litvinke)

Lithuanian (non-Jewish person from Lithuania)

Usage notes edit

Yiddish rigorously distinguishes between Jews and non-Jews in national terminology. A Lithuanian Jew is not a litviner, but rather a ליטוואַק (litvak).

Related terms edit

ליטוואַק (litvak, “(Jewish) Lithuanian”)
ליטוויש (litvish, “Lithuanian (language); Litvish (the Lithuanian dialect of Yiddish)”)
ליטע (lite, “Lithuania”)