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Mevater
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 Thu, Sep 08 2016, 1:11 pm
I think its a Yiddish word.
Last edited by Mevater on Thu, Sep 08 2016, 2:08 pm; edited 1 time in total
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avigail
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Thu, Sep 08 2016, 1:18 pm
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Do you mean"batampte". If so, it means tasteful, in good taste
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greenfire
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Thu, Sep 08 2016, 1:34 pm
I also wonder if you mean ba'tampte ... as in "tasty" pickle ~ לחיים  
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greenfire
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Thu, Sep 08 2016, 1:44 pm
can we get some garlic dill 
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sourstix
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Thu, Sep 08 2016, 1:53 pm
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lol this made me laugh. no its not betampte. its pedante. its means well dressed and put together and fancy. my mother says it sometimes. you get she speaks a real good yiddish. thats european. well she is. its also with a "n" not a "m"
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Mevater
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Thu, Sep 08 2016, 2:06 pm
| sourstix wrote: | | lol this made me laugh. no its not betampte. its pedante. its means well dressed and put together and fancy. my mother says it sometimes. you get she speaks a real good yiddish. thats european. well she is. its also with a "n" not a "m" |
I know Batampte! I knew this starts with a "P" sound and was similar.
Yes thats what I was referring to. I hear the word used often, but I wasnt sure what it meant.
Whats the root in a Yiddish dictionary? I cant find anything similar here:
http://www.yiddishdictionaryonline.com/
Does it mainly refer to dress, or can it refer to decor in a house?
Is it connected to this maybe?
ped·ant (pĕd′nt)
n.
1. One who ostentatiously exhibits academic knowledge or who pays undue attention to minor details or formal rules.
2. Obsolete A schoolmaster.
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believeit
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Fri, Sep 09 2016, 6:29 am
Pedante is someone who is very clean and does not like to get dirty.
I would say a child is pedant because she doesn't like to get her hands dirty.
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DrMom
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Fri, Sep 09 2016, 6:58 am
That's interesting. "Pedantic" in English describes someone who is very concerned with the precision and accuracy of minor details, especially about academic topic.
In Hebrew, you would say "pedanti" (or "pedantit" for a woman).
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imasinger
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Fri, Sep 09 2016, 7:46 am
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How do you pronounce it in Yiddish?
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