טיטאַן
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin Tītān, Tītānus, Ancient Greek Τιτάν (Titán).
Noun[edit]
טיטאַן • (titan) m, plural טיטאַנען (titanen)
Usage notes[edit]
- Unlike its German cognate Titan, the word is usually not used for the chemical element titanium. טיטאַניום (titanyum) is generally used instead.
References[edit]
Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “טיטאַן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN