פֿלאַטערל

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

Modification, under the influence of פֿלאַטערן (flatern, “to flutter”) and the diminutive suffix ־ל (-l), of Old High German fifaltra, from Proto-West Germanic *fifaldrā, *fifaldā, from Proto-Germanic *fifaldǭ. Compare German flattern (“to flutter”) and Falter (“moth”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈfɫatəʁɫ̩/

Noun edit

פֿלאַטערל • (flaterl) n, plural פֿלאַטערלעך (flaterlekh)

butterfly

Synonyms edit

זומער־פֿייגעלע (zumer-feygele)

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