Hebrew edit

Root
נ־צ־ל (n-ṣ-l)

Etymology edit

Action noun of הִתְנַצֵּל (hitnatsél), from the root נ־צ־ל (n-ts-l).

Noun edit

הִתְנַצְּלוּת (hitnats'lútf (singular construct הִתְנַצְּלוּת־) [pattern: הִתְקַטְּלוּת]

  1. An apology.

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Hebrew הִתְנַצְּלוּת.

Noun edit

התנצלות (hisnatslesn, plural התנצלותן (hisnatslesn)

  1. apology

References edit

  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) “apology”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 16