מאַדיירע

Yiddish

Etymology

From Portuguese Madeira, from madeira (“wood”). Compare German Madeira. A very distant doublet of מוטער (muter).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈdɛɪ̯rə/

Proper noun

מאַדיירע • (madeyre) f

1. Madeira (island and autonomous region of Portugal)

Noun

מאַדיירע • (madeyre) f

1. madeira (wine)

   Synonym: מאַדיירע־⁠ווײַן (madeyre-⁠vayn)

Coordinate terms

• מאַרסאַלאַ (marsala)
• פּאָרטווײַן (portvayn)
• שערי (sheri)

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “Madeira wine”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN