ראָש־השנה

Yiddish

FWOTD – 3 October 2016

Etymology

Borrowed from Ashkenazi Hebrew רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה (rosh hashono), from Tiberian Hebrew רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה (roʔʃ hashɔnɔ).

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Litvish (most speakers)) IPA^(key): /ˌʁɔʃəˈʃɔnə/
• (Litvish (some speakers)) IPA^(key): /ˌʁeɪ̯ʃəˈʃʊnə/
• (Poylish, Galitzish) IPA^(key): /ˌʁɔʃəˈʃunə/

Proper noun

ראָש־השנה • (rosh-eshone) m

1. Rosh Hashanah

References

• Uriel Weinreich, Modern English-Yiddish Yiddish-English Dictionary, 1968 (repr. 1977), YIVO Institute for Jew Research.
• Solon Beinfeld and Harry Bochner (eds.), Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, 2013, Indiana University Press.