Shtetl

Translation of "shtetl" into Russian

Noun

shtetl

shtetls pl

shtetlakh pl

штетл

историческое название еврейских местечек в Восточной Европе

He wrote a memoir about growing up in a Lithuanian shtetl before the Holocaust.

Он написал мемуары о том, как рос в литовском штетле до Холокоста.

Additional translations

истор.; небольшое еврейское местечко Восточной Европы

Adjective

shtetl

Attributive use (e.g., "shtetl life"). Relational; normally no comparative or superlative.

штетлский

относится к культуре или жизни штетла

The exhibit explores shtetl customs and folk art.

Выставка знакомит с штетлскими обычаями и народным искусством.

Noun

A small town or village with a large Jewish population in Eastern Europe, especially before World War II.

He wrote a memoir about growing up in a Lithuanian shtetl before the Holocaust.

Adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of such towns and their culture.

The exhibit explores shtetl customs and folk art.