שלעפּן

Yiddish

Etymology

Via Middle High German slepen from Middle Low German slēpen, from or related to Old High German sleifen (to drag) and slifan (to slip), from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan.[1] Compare German schleppen.

Pronunciation

  • (Litvish) IPA(key): [ˈʃɫɛ.pm̩]

Verb

שלעפּן • (shlepn) (past participle געשלעפּט (geshlept))

  1. to drag, schlep

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • שלעפּער (shleper)

Descendants

  • English: schlep

References

  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “schlep”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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