אָרטאָגראַפֿיע

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

Probably from orthographia, possibly via German, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀρθογρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (orthographíā). Compare German Orthografie, English orthography.[1]

Noun edit

אָרטאָגראַפֿיע (ortografyef, plural אָרטאָגראַפֿיעס (ortografyes)

  1. (linguistics) orthography, spelling (system)

Related terms edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orthografie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Further reading edit

  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) “אָרטאָגראַפֿיע”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 719