שטויסן

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German stōzen, from Old High German stōzan, from Proto-West Germanic *stautan, from Proto-Germanic *stautaną, from Proto-Indo-European *stówd-e-ti, an o-grade intensive formation from *(s)tewd- (to hit, push).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (YIVO, Poylish, Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ˈʃtɔɪ̯sn̩/
  • (Litvish) IPA(key): /ˈʃteɪ̯sn̩/
  • (Netherlandic) IPA(key): /ˈʃtɔʊ̯sn̩/

Verb[edit]

שטויסן (shtoysn) (past participle געשטויסן (geshtoysn))

  1. to push, to shove
  2. to crush, to pound

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