שפיץ
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Hebrew[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃpit͡s/
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Yiddish שפּיץ (shpits), from Middle High German spitze, from Old High German spizza, from Proto-Germanic *spitjaz.
Noun[edit]
שְׁפִּיץ • (shpits) m (plural indefinite שְׁפִּיצִים, feminine counterpart שְׁפִּיצִית)
- (colloquial) sharp tip
- (slang) person with outstanding abilities
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from German Spitz, from spitz (“pointed”); so called from the tapering shape of its muzzle.
Noun[edit]
שְׁפִּיץ • (shpits) m
- spitz (dog breed)
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