קראָפּיװע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from (dialectal) Ukrainian кропи́ва (kropýva), compare Ukrainian кропива́ (kropyvá), Russian крапи́ва (krapíva), ultimately from Old East Slavic кропива (kropiva), крапива (krapiva).

Noun

⁧קראָפּיװע⁩ • (kropive) f, plural ⁧קראָפּיװעס⁩ (kropives)

  1. nettle (plant belonging to the Urtica genus)
    Synonyms: ⁧פּאָקזשיװע⁩ (pokzhive), ⁧בריִעכץ⁩ (briekhts), (Daytshmerish) ⁧ברעננעסל⁩ (brennesl)

References
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “קראָפּיװע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-2023 (ongoing). .
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