שטעטלש

Yiddish

Etymology

Reduced form of שטעטליש (shtetlish), from שטעטל (shtetl) +‎ ־יש (-ish).

Adjective

שטעטלש • (shtetlsh)

1. (relational) town

   Synonym: שטעטלדיק (shtetldik)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “שטעטלש” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “שטעטלש”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN