טראָפּן

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Yiddish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtrɔpn̩/, /ˈtrɔpm̩/

Etymology 1

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From Middle High German tropfen, tropfe, from Old High German tropfo, from Proto-West Germanic *dropō, from Proto-Germanic *drupô. Compare German Tropfen.

Noun

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טראָפּן (tropnm, plural טראָפּנס (tropns), diminutive טראָפּל (tropl) or טראָפּקעלע (tropkele)

  1. drop (of liquid)
    Synonym: קאַפּ (kap)
  2. glob (of daub)
    Synonym: שמיר (shmir)
  3. globule
    Synonym: קײַלעכל (kaylekhl)
Derived terms
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References
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  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “טראָפּן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “drop”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN

Etymology 2

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טראָפּ (trop) +‎ ־ן (-n).

Noun

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טראָפּן (tropnpl

  1. plural of טראָפּ (trop)