pleite
See also: Pleite
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Yiddish פּליטה (pleyte, “escape, getaway”). Compare German pleite.
Adjective
editpleite (predicative only)
- (Netherlands, originally Bargoens, informal) gone
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editpleite
German
editEtymology
editLikely from Yiddish פּליטה (pleyte)
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editpleite (indeclinable, predicative only)
- (colloquial) broke
- pleite sein ― to be broke
- pleite gehen ― to go broke
Usage notes
edit- Only used predicatively, adverbially, and certain fixed expressions. Frequently used with gehen.
Further reading
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