רעפּובליק

Yiddish

Etymology

From Latin rēpūblicā, ablative singular of rēspūblica (“republic”), from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”); hence literally “the public thing”.

Noun

רעפּובליק • (republik) f, plural רעפּובליקן (republikn)

1. republic (a type of state)

Derived terms

• פֿאָלקסרעפּובליק (folksrepublik)