לאַטקע
Yiddish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Most likely from Russian ла́тка (látka, “pastry, patch”) and Belarusian ла́дка (ládka, “fritter”).
Noun edit
לאַטקע • (latke) f, plural לאַטקעס (latkes)
- (generally) pancake
- (specifically) latke; a potato pancake fried in oil, traditionally served on Hanukkah.
- 1921, Workmen's Circle (U.S.). Educational Dept, קינדערלאַנד [kinderland, Kinderland], page 20:
- […] די ריחות פֿון אָפּגעבראָטענע גענז און זאַפֿטיקע לאַטקעס.
- […] di reykhes fun opgebrotene genz un zaftike latkes.
- […] the smells of fried geese and juicy latkes.
Descendants edit
- English: latke
Etymology 2 edit
Same as above, but also borrowed from Polish łata, łatka, and Ukrainian ла́та (láta). By surface analysis, לאַטע (late, “patch”) + ־קע (-ke).
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
לאַטקע • (latke) f, plural לאַטקעס (latkes)
- Diminutive of לאַטע (late): small patch
References edit
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008), “lat”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 483
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008), “lat(k)e”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 483