לוינע

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin lūna (“moon”). Compare German Laune.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɫɔɪ̯nə/

Noun

לוינע • (loyne) f, plural לוינעס‎ (loynes)

mood, humour
Synonym: שטימונג‎ (shtimung)

‏זײַן אין אַ שלעכטער לוינע‎‎ ― zayn in a shlekhter loyne ― to be in a bad mood

References

Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008), “lojne”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 498
Justus van de Kamp et al., “לױנע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-2023 (ongoing). .

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