rebbetzin
English
/ˈɹɛbɪtsɪn/
noun
Definitions
- (Judaism) The wife of a rabbi.
- (Judaism) Mrs
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish רביצין (l, en) derived from Hebrew (modern) רב (master) derived from Yiddish ־ין.
Origin
Yiddish
־ין
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- rabbi Latin
- Kronprinzessin German
- edzino Esperanto
- -inne Middle High German
- ־ין Yiddish
- קינסטלערין Yiddish
- רבֿ Yiddish
- רבי Yiddish
- רביצין Yiddish
- רב Hebrew (modern)