שטים

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German stimme, from Old High German stimma, stimna, from Proto-Germanic *stebnō, from Proto-Indo-European *stemn- (“mouth, muzzle”). Cognate with German Stimme, Dutch stem, Icelandic stefna, Greek στόμα (stóma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtɪm/

Noun

שטים • (shtim) f, plural שטימען (shtimen)

1. a vote, a ballot
2. (Daytshmerish) voice

   Synonym: קול (kol)