לויפֿן

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German loufen, from Old High German hloufan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną.

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Poylish) IPA(key): /ˈɫɔɪ̯fn̩/
  • (Litvish) IPA(key): /ˈɫeɪ̯fn̩/

Verb

לויפֿן • (loyfn) (past participle געלאָפֿן (gelofn))

  1. to run, to hurry
  2. (of a timepiece) to run fast

Conjugation

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of of a timepiece): קריכן (krikhn)

Derived terms

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