אוקראַיִנער
Yiddish
editEtymology
editFrom אוקראַיִנע (ukraine) + ־ער (-er).
Noun
editאוקראַיִנער • (ukrainer) m, plural אוקראַיִנער (ukrainer), feminine אוקראַיִנערקע (ukrainerke)
- Ukrainian (non-Jewish person from Ukraine)
Usage notes
editYiddish rigorously distinguishes between Jews and non-Jews in national terminology. A Ukrainian Jew is not an ukrainer, but rather an אוקראַיִנישער (ukrainisher).
Related terms
edit- אוקראַיִניש (ukrainish)