Schtetl
dasNounShtetl (alternative spelling)
English translations
- 01
small town, settlement
- 02
small town
- 03
settlement
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine kleine jüdische Gemeinde in Osteuropa, besonders im zaristischen Russland und Polen.
- English meaning
- Shtetl
- Synonym
- Jüdische Kleinstadt, Jüdisches Dorf
- German example
- Das Schtetl war das Zentrum jüdischen Lebens in Osteuropa.
- English example
- The shtetl was the center of Jewish life in Eastern Europe.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- das
- Singular Form
- das Schtetl
- Plural Form
- die Schtetl
Related words
- Stetl
A shtetl was a small Jewish community in Eastern Europe that existed before the Holocaust.
Example sentences with “Schtetl”
Das Leben im Schtetl war hart. (Life in the shtetl was hard.)
Frequently asked questions
Is Schtetl or Stetl more common?
Both are used; Schtetl is the more common transliteration from Yiddish.