מאַדיירע

Yiddish

Etymology

From Portuguese Madeira, from madeira (“wood”). Compare German Madeira. A very distant doublet of מוטער (muter).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈdɛɪ̯rə/

Proper noun

מאַדיירע • (madeyre) f

1. Madeira (island and autonomous region of Portugal)

Noun

מאַדיירע • (madeyre) f

1. madeira (wine)

   Synonym: מאַדיירע־⁠ווײַן (madeyre-⁠vayn)

   Coordinate terms: מאַרסאַלאַ (marsala), פּאָרטווײַן (portvayn), שערי (sheri)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “מאַדײרע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “Madeira wine”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN