שפּיז
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
Most likely cognate with German Spieß, in which case inherited from Middle High German spiez (“pike”) and Middle High German spiz (“spit”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *speut (“spear”) and Proto-Germanic *spituz respectively. Usage as a feminine noun possibly influenced by etymologically unrelated Slavic terms.
Noun edit
שפּיז • (shpiz) m or f, plural שפּיזן (shpizn)
- spear (long stick with a sharp tip)
Derived terms edit
- שפּיזל (shpizl, “knitting needle”)
- באַשפּיזן (bashpizn, “to equip with a spear”)
- בראָטשפּיז (brotshpiz, “roasting spit”)
Related terms edit
- שפּיזן (shpizn, “to spear”)