"שטעטל" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

IPA: [ʃtɛtl̩] [Litvish, YIVO], [ʃteɪtl̩] [Poylish, Ukraynish] Forms: shtetl [romanization], shtetlekh [romanization]
Etymology: From שטאָט (shtot, “city”) + ־ל (-l, “diminutive suffix”). Etymology templates: {{affix|yi|שטאָט|־ל|t1=city|t2=diminutive suffix}} שטאָט (shtot, “city”) + ־ל (-l, “diminutive suffix”) Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} שטעטל • (shtetl) n, {{yi-noun|g=n|pl=שטעטלעך}} שטעטל • (shtetl) n, plural שטעטלעך (shtetlekh)
  1. small town, townlet
    Sense id: en-שטעטל-yi-noun-KQlXfZPl Categories (other): Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish terms suffixed with ־ל, Yiddish terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms suffixed with ־ל: 66 34 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with redundant script codes: 72 28
  2. shtetl
    Sense id: en-שטעטל-yi-noun-vsNXzcGD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: שטעטלדיק (shtetldik) Coordinate_terms: דערפֿל (derfl) (english: small village), דאָרף (dorf) (english: village), שטאָט (shtot) (english: city, (large) town)

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "small village",
      "roman": "derfl",
      "word": "דערפֿל"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "village",
      "roman": "dorf",
      "word": "דאָרף"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "city, (large) town",
      "roman": "shtot",
      "word": "שטאָט"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "שטעטלדיק"
    }
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: shtetl",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: shtetl"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Schtetl",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Schtetl",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Schtetl"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "sztetl",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: sztetl",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: sztetl"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From שטאָט (shtot, “city”) + ־ל (-l, “diminutive suffix”).",
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    {
      "form": "shtetl",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shtetlekh",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "שטעטל • (shtetl) n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "pl": "שטעטלעך"
      },
      "expansion": "שטעטל • (shtetl) n, plural שטעטלעך (shtetlekh)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "69 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "66 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish terms suffixed with ־ל",
          "parents": [],
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        {
          "_dis": "72 28",
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          "name": "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes",
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            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "small town, townlet"
      ],
      "id": "en-שטעטל-yi-noun-KQlXfZPl",
      "links": [
        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ],
        [
          "townlet",
          "townlet"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "shtetl"
      ],
      "id": "en-שטעטל-yi-noun-vsNXzcGD",
      "links": [
        [
          "shtetl",
          "shtetl"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃtɛtl̩]",
      "tags": [
        "Litvish",
        "YIVO"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃteɪtl̩]",
      "tags": [
        "Poylish",
        "Ukraynish"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
{
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    "Yiddish lemmas",
    "Yiddish neuter nouns",
    "Yiddish nouns",
    "Yiddish terms suffixed with ־ל",
    "Yiddish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes"
  ],
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      "english": "small village",
      "roman": "derfl",
      "word": "דערפֿל"
    },
    {
      "english": "village",
      "roman": "dorf",
      "word": "דאָרף"
    },
    {
      "english": "city, (large) town",
      "roman": "shtot",
      "word": "שטאָט"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "roman": "shtetldik",
      "word": "שטעטלדיק"
    }
  ],
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        {
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            "1": "en",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: shtetl",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: shtetl"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Schtetl",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Schtetl",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Schtetl"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "sztetl",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: sztetl",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: sztetl"
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "שטאָט (shtot, “city”) + ־ל (-l, “diminutive suffix”)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From שטאָט (shtot, “city”) + ־ל (-l, “diminutive suffix”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shtetl",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shtetlekh",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "שטעטל • (shtetl) n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "pl": "שטעטלעך"
      },
      "expansion": "שטעטל • (shtetl) n, plural שטעטלעך (shtetlekh)",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "small town, townlet"
      ],
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        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ],
        [
          "townlet",
          "townlet"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "shtetl"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shtetl",
          "shtetl"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃtɛtl̩]",
      "tags": [
        "Litvish",
        "YIVO"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃteɪtl̩]",
      "tags": [
        "Poylish",
        "Ukraynish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "שטעטל"
}

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