איילבערט

Yiddish

Alternative forms
  • איילבירט (eylbirt)

Etymology

From Middle High German ölbere, from Old High German oliberi, from Proto-West Germanic *olibaʀi (literally “oil berry”).

Cognate with Old English eleberġe and Old Saxon oliberi.[1] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “where does the -t come from?”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛɪ̯ɫbəʁt/

Noun

איילבערט • (eylbert) m, plural איילבערטן (eylbertn)

  1. olive (fruit)
    Synonyms: אָליוו (oliv), מאַסלינע (masline)
  2. (Poland) sunflower, sunflower seeds[1]

Derived terms

References
  1. Schaechter, Mordkhe (2005) Plant Names in Yiddish, New York: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, →ISBN, page XIII
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