ליטא

See also: ליטאָ‎ and ליטאַ‎

Hebrew

Etymology

From Yiddish ליטע‎ (lite), from Lithuanian Lietuvà (“Lithuania”) via a Slavic language. Cognate with multiple foreign names for Lithuania, (see Litva and Литва), but the reduction to "lita" is apparently specific to Yiddish.

Proper noun

לִיטָא • (litá) f

  1. Lithuania (a country in Europe)

Derived terms

Yiddish

Proper noun

ליטא • (lito) ?

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of ליטאָ‎ (lito).

Proper noun

ליטא • (lita) ?

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of ליטאַ‎ (lita).
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