דײַטשלאַנד

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German Diutschlant, compound word formed from phrasings like diutsch lant n, diutsche lant n, in diutscheme lande n, ze diutischeme lande n, (in) diutschiu lant n pl. The adjective דײַטש (daytsh) is from Middle High German diutsc, diutisch, diutsch, tiutsch, tiusch, from Old High German diutisc (“of the people”)). Essentially דײַטש (daytsh, “German”) +‎ לאַנד (land, “country”).

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪ̯tʃɫand/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /ˈdaːt͡ʃɫand/
• (Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /ˈdat͡ʃɫɔnd/

Proper noun

דײַטשלאַנד • (daytshland) n

1. Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)

Related terms

• דײַטש (daytsh)
• דײַטשיש (daytshish)
• יעקע (yeke)