לײַט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German liute, from Old High German liuti, liudi, from Proto-West Germanic *liud(i), from Proto-Germanic *liudīz (“people”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“man, people”). Cognate with German Leute. More at leod.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laɪ̯t/

Noun

לײַט • (layt) m, plural לײַטן (laytn) or לײַט (layt)

1. adult
2. a respectable person, a proper person
3. (in the plural) people, folks

Derived terms

• לײַטיש (laytish)
• לאַנדסלײַט (landslayt)
• אָרעמעלײַט (oremelayt)