האַלבאינדזל

Yiddish

Alternative forms
  • האַלב־אינזל (halb-inzl)

Etymology

האַלב (halb) +‎ אינדזל (indzl), a calque of Latin paenīnsula. Compare German Halbinsel, Danish halvø, Low German Halfinsel, Norwegian Bokmål halvøy, Swedish halvö.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɫbˌɪnd͡zɫ̩/

Noun

האַלבאינדזל • (halbindzl) m, plural האַלבאינדזלען (halbindzlen)

  1. (geography) peninsula

Derived terms
  • אַלאַסקע־האַלבאינדזל (alaske-halbindzl, “Alaska peninsula”)
  • אַפּענינער האַלבאינדזל (apeniner halbindzl, “Apennine peninsula, Italian peninsula”)
  • אַראַבישער האַלבאינדזל (arabisher halbindzl, “Arabian peninsula”)
  • באַלקאַנער האַלבאינדזל (balkaner halbindzl, “Balkan peninsula”)
  • האַלבאינדזל סיני (halbindzl sinay, “Sinai peninsula”)
  • איבערישער האַלבאינדזל (iberisher halbindzl, “Iberian peninsula”)
  • סקאַנדינאַווישער האַלבאינדזל (skandinavisher halbindzl, “Scandinavian peninsula”)
  • שאַוומוט האַלבאינדזל (shavmut halbindzl, “Shawmut peninsula”)
  • טאַמאַן־האַלבאינדזל (taman-halbindzl, “Taman peninsula”)

See also
  • (a spit (dry sandy peninsula)): יבשה־⁠צונג (yaboshe-tsung)

References
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “האַלבאינדזל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “peninsula”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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