צוואָגן
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Yiddish
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Early New High German zwagen, from Middle High German twahen, dwahen (“to wash, to bathe”), from Old High German thwahan, dwahan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þwahaną. Compare German zwagen (“to wash”), obsolete since the 18th century. Related to German Zwehle.
Verb
[edit]צוואָגן • (tsvogn) (past participle געצװאָגן (getsvogn))
- to shampoo, wash and comb hair
- Hypernym: וואַשן (vashn)
- (figurative) to dress down, give a talking-to
Usage notes
[edit]- געצוואָגט (getsvogt) may also be used for the past participle.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of צוואָגן
infinitive | צוואָגן tsvogn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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present participle | צוואָגנדיק tsvogndik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
past participle | געצװאָגן getsvogn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
auxiliary | האָבן hobn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
present | איך צוואָג ikh tsvog |
מיר צוואָגן mir tsvogn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
דו צוואָגסט du tsvogst |
איר צוואָגט ir tsvogt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ער צוואָגט er tsvogt |
זיי צוואָגן zey tsvogn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
imperative | צוואָג (דו) tsvog (du) |
צוואָגט (איר) tsvogt (ir) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Composed forms
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Derived terms
[edit]- איבערצװאָגן (ibertsvogn, “to wash the hair of; to shampoo”)
- אױסצװאָגן (oystsvogn)
- מוח־צוואָג (moyekh-tsvog)
- נאָכצוואָג־שווענקעכץ (nokhtsvog-shvenkekhts)
- צוואָג (tsvog)
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]צוואָגן • (tsvogn) pl
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- Yiddish terms inherited from Middle High German
- Yiddish terms derived from Middle High German
- Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German
- Yiddish terms derived from Old High German
- Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Yiddish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Yiddish lemmas
- Yiddish verbs
- Yiddish non-lemma forms
- Yiddish noun forms