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shtayger

shtayger noun: a scale in Ashkenazi liturgical music.

Noun

shtayger (plural shtaygers)

  1. A scale in Ashkenazi liturgical music.

Forms of shtayger

pluralshtaygers
alternative formshteiger

Origin of shtayger

Borrowed from Yiddish שטייגער (shteyger).

Questions about shtayger

What does shtayger mean?
Shtayger means a scale in Ashkenazi liturgical music.
What part of speech is shtayger?
Shtayger is a noun.
What is the plural of shtayger?
The plural of shtayger is shtaygers.

Words near shtayger in the dictionary

  1. shtadlans
  2. shtadlanut
  3. shtam
  4. shtatol
  5. shtatols
  6. shtayger
  7. shtchee
  8. shtchi
  9. Shteiner
  10. shtetel
  11. shtetelach

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