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זענעפֿט
‘mustard’

זענעפֿט
דער
'mustard'

ETYMOLOGY

{Whence the final -t?}
MHG sen(e)f, OHG senef, Got. sinaps < Latin sin̄pis < Greek sínapi < Egyptian (perhaps)

WESTERN

Oyberland (West Transcarpathian)

zęmφt ~ zēmᴘφt {WTCP, Budapest, Hutterer 1965: 123}

zɛnft {WTCP, Dunajská Streda, 47179}

zɛnft {WTCP, Vác, 47197}

CENTRAL

Unterland (East Transcarpathian)

zɛ́nəft {ETCP, Sîg Felső Szek, 47223}

HASIDIC

AMERICA

ˈzɛnəft

NORTHEASTERN

Lithuania

zéneft {LITHUANIA, Vilnius, 54257}