ספּעציאַליסט

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From French spécialiste via contact languages such as German Spezialist, Polish specjalista, Russian специали́ст (specialíst) and Ukrainian спеціалі́ст (specialíst), although it is more likely to be from a Slavic language due to the initial S not being pronounced /ʃ/.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /spɛt͡sjaˈʎɪst/

Noun edit

ספּעציאַליסט (spetsyalistm, plural ספּעציאַליסטן (spetsyalistn), feminine ספּעציאַליסטקע (spetsyalistke)

  1. specialist