Etymology

rebbetzin

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Today it means: The wife of a rabbi. Full definition →

Yiddish רביצין ← Hebrew רב ← Slavic
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  1. Yiddish · derived from־ין
  2. Slavic · derived from
  3. Hebrew · derived fromרב“master”
  4. Yiddish · borrowed fromרביצין
  5. English todayrebbetzin

Borrowed from Yiddish רביצין (rebetsin), from Hebrew רב (“master”) plus Slavic *-itsa (feminine suffix) plus Yiddish ־ין (-in, feminine suffix).

Words from the same roots

Hebrewרב all →

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