ספּעציאַליסט

Yiddish

Etymology

From French spécialiste via contact languages such as German Spezialist, Polish specjalista, Russian специали́ст (specialíst) and Ukrainian спеціалі́ст (specialíst), although it is more likely to be from a Slavic language due to the initial S not being pronounced /ʃ/.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /spɛt͡sjaˈʎɪst/

Noun

ספּעציאַליסט • (spetsyalist) m, plural ספּעציאַליסטן‎ (spetsyalistn), feminine ספּעציאַליסטקע‎ (spetsyalistke)

  1. specialist
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