פֿאַסטצײַט

Yiddish

Etymology

פֿאַסטן (fastn) +‎ צײַט (tsayt). Compare German Fastenzeit, Dutch Vastentijd.

Noun

פֿאַסטצײַט • (fasttsayt) f

1. (Christianity) Lent

   Synonyms: גרויסער פּאָסט (groyser post), פּאָסטצײַט (posttsayt)

References

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