באָלניצע

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Considering the word stress, probably cognate to rather than borrowed from Russian больни́ца (bolʹníca). Possibly instead borrowed from Carpathian Rusyn бо́лниця (bólnycja) or obsolete Ukrainian бо́льниця (bólʹnycja). By surface analysis, Proto-Slavic *bolь +‎ ־ניצע (-nitse).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔɫnɪtsə/, /ˈbɔʎnɪtsə/

Noun[edit]

באָלניצע (bolnitsef, plural באָלניצעס (bolnitses)

  1. hospital
    Synonym: שפּיטאָל (shpitol)