"יאָרצײַט" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

Forms: yortsayt [romanization], yortsaytn [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle High German jārzīt (“anniversary”), equivalent to יאָר (yor, “year”) + צײַט (tsayt, “time”); cognate to German Jahreszeit (“season”). Etymology templates: {{inh|yi|gmh|jārzīt||anniversary}} Middle High German jārzīt (“anniversary”), {{compound|yi|יאָר|צײַט|t1=year|t2=time}} יאָר (yor, “year”) + צײַט (tsayt, “time”), {{cog|de|Jahreszeit||season}} German Jahreszeit (“season”) Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=f|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} יאָרצײַט • (yortsayt) m or f, {{yi-noun|g=mf|pl=n}} יאָרצײַט • (yortsayt) m or f, plural יאָרצײַטן (yortsaytn)
  1. yahrzeit

Inflected forms

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          "args": {
            "1": "en",
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            "alts": "1",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ English: yahrzeit, jahrzeit, yahrtzeit, yartseit, yartzeit, yortsayt, yortseit, yortzite",
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      "text": "→ English: yahrzeit, jahrzeit, yahrtzeit, yartseit, yartzeit, yortsayt, yortseit, yortzite"
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      "name": "compound"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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        "3": "",
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      },
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    }
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      },
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        }
      ],
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    }
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
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    },
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        "romanization"
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        "Yiddish nouns",
        "Yiddish nouns with multiple genders",
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        "Yiddish terms inherited from Middle High German",
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