התנצלות

Hebrew

Root
נ־צ־ל (n-ts-l)

Etymology

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

Noun

הִתְנַצְּלוּת • (hitnats'lút) f (singular construct הִתְנַצְּלוּת־) [pattern: הִתְקַטְּלוּת]

1. An apology.

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew הִתְנַצְּלוּת.

Noun

התנצלות • (hisnatsles) n, plural התנצלותן (hisnatslesn)

1. apology

References

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