צעפֿאַלן
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German zervallen, zevallen, from Old High German zafallen, zifallen.[1] By surface analysis, צע־ (tse-) + פֿאַלן (faln). Compare German zerfallen (“disintegrate, decompose”).
Verb edit
צעפֿאַלן • (tsefaln) (past participle צעפֿאַלן (tsefaln))
- to disintegrate
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of צעפֿאַלן
infinitive | צעפֿאַלן tsefaln | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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present participle | צעפֿאַלנדיק tsefalndik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
past participle | צעפֿאַלן tsefaln | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
auxiliary | זײַן zayn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
present | איך צעפֿאַל ikh tsefal |
מיר צעפֿאַלן mir tsefaln | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
דו צעפֿאַלסט du tsefalst |
איר צעפֿאַלט ir tsefalt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ער צעפֿאַלט er tsefalt |
זיי צעפֿאַלן zey tsefaln | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
imperative | צעפֿאַל (דו) tsefal (du) |
צעפֿאַלט (איר) tsefalt (ir) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Composed forms
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Derived terms edit
- ביאָצעפֿאַלן (byotsefaln)
Further reading edit
Alexander Harkavy (1910) “disintegrate”, in Complete English-Jewish dictionary, 6th edition, New York: Hebrew Publishing Company, page 383
References edit
- ^ “zerfallen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.