שטעטל

Yiddish

Etymology

From שטאָט (shtot, “city”) +‎ ־ל (-l, “diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): [ʃtɛtl̩]
• (Poylish, Ukraynish) IPA^(key): [ʃteɪtl̩]

Noun

שטעטל • (shtetl) n, plural שטעטלעך (shtetlekh)

1. small town, townlet
2. shtetl

Coordinate terms

• דערפֿל (derfl, “small village”)
• דאָרף (dorf, “village”)
• שטאָט (shtot, “city, (large) town”)

Derived terms

• שטעטלדיק (shtetldik)

Descendants

• → English: shtetl
• → German: Schtetl
• → Polish: sztetl