רעגנצײַט

Yiddish

Etymology

רעגן‎ (regn) +‎ צײַט‎ (tsayt). Compare German Regenzeit.

Noun

רעגנצײַט • (regntsayt) f, plural רעגנצײַטן‎ (regntsaytn)

  1. rainy season
  2. (Israel) winter

See also
Seasons in Yiddish · סעזאָנען‎ (sezonen) (layout · text) · category
פֿרילינג‎ (friling, “spring”),

וועסנע‎ (vesne, “spring”),
פֿאַרפּסח‎ (farpeysekh, “spring”)

 זומער‎ (zumer, “summer”) האַרבסט‎ (harbst, “autumn”),

אָסיען‎ (osyen, “autumn”)

 ווינטער‎ (vinter, “winter”),

רעגנצײַט (regntsayt, “(Israel) winter”)

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