Meaning

2 senses

  1. (Judaism)The wife of a rabbi.

  2. (Judaism)Mrs.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. The Esperanto word for wife, edzino, is derived from rebbetzin, the wife of a rabbi in Yiddish.

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  2. The Esperanto word for husband, edzo, was backformed from edzino, which was derived from rebbetzin, the Yiddish word for a rabbi's wife.

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Origin

Borrowed from Yiddish רביצין (rebetsin), from Hebrew רב (“master”) plus Slavic *-itsa (fem

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

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Forms

plural: rebbetzins
Singularrebbetzin
Pluralrebbetzins

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
reassureC1reawakenrebaterebelB2rebellionrebelliousB2
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