וויזיט

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from French visite, via Russian визи́т (vizít) and Ukrainian візи́т (vizýt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪˈzɪt/, /vɪˈzit/

Noun

וויזיט • (vizit) m, plural וויזיטן (vizitn)

1. visit

   Synonym: באַזוך (bazukh)

Derived terms

• וויזיטירן (vizitirn)
• וויזיט־קאַרטל (vizit-kartl), וויזיטל (vizitl, “visiting card, business card”)

Related terms

• וויזיטאַציע (vizitatsye, “visitation”)
• וויזיטקע (vizitke, “cutaway; morning coat”)
• וויזיטראָק (vizitrok, “morning coat, tailcoat”)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “װיזיט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “וויזיט”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “visit”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN