Meanings
nounshtayger (plural shtaygers)
plural shtaygers · alternative shteiger
- A scale in Ashkenazi liturgical music.
Origin
- Yiddishשטייגער
- Englishshtayger
Borrowed from Yiddish שטייגער (shteyger).
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shtayger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shtayger
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“shtayger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shtayger. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shtayger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shtayger.
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