אָסטראָגניק

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Likely from אָסטראָג (ostrog, “jail”) +‎ ־ניק (-nik), from dated Russian остро́г (ostróg, “jail”).

Noun[edit]

אָסטראָגניק • (ostrognik) m, plural אָסטראָגניקעס (ostrognikes)

  1. prisoner, convict

References[edit]

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