מאַרשרוט

Yiddish

Etymology

From German Marschroute, either directly or via contact languages (compare Polish marszruta, Lithuanian maršrutas, east Slavic маршру́т (maršrút)). By surface analysis, ⁧מאַרש⁩ (marsh) +‎ ⁧רוט⁩ (rut).

Noun

⁧מאַרשרוט⁩ • (marshrut) m, plural ⁧מאַרשרוטן⁩ (marshrutn)

route, itinerary, course

Usage notes

Note that German Marschroute is feminine but Yiddish ⁧מאַרשרוט⁩ (marshrut) is masculine, taking the definite article ⁧דער⁩ (der) rather than ⁧די⁩ (di) (cf. German "die Marschroute"). This may be a sign that it was borrowed from a language in which the word is masculine, such as Russian.

Derived terms

⁧דערנער־מאַרשרוט⁩ (derner-marshrut, “agony”)
⁧מאַרשרוט־טאַקסי⁩ (marshrut-taksi)
⁧מאַרשרוטנע⁩ (marshrutne)

Related terms

⁧מאַרשרוטקע⁩ (marshrutke)

References

Justus van de Kamp et al., “מאַרשרוט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-2023 (ongoing). .

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