שטעטל

Yiddish

Etymology

שטאָט (shtot, “city”) +‎ ־ל (-l)

Noun

שטעטל (shtetl) n, plural שטעטלעך (shtetlekh)

1. small town, village
2. shtetl

Derived terms

• שטעטלדיק (shtetldik)

Descendants

• English: shtetl

See also

• דערפֿל (derfl)