אויסשטשערבען

Yiddish

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Etymology

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אויס־ (oys-) +‎ שטשערבען (shtsherben), with the base verb borrowed from Polish szczerbić (to nick).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɔɪ̯(s)ʃt͡ʃɛrbən/, /ˈɔɪ̯(s)ʃt͡ʃɛrbn̩/

Verb

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אויסשטשערבען (oysshtsherben) (past participle אויסגעשטשערבעט (oysgeshtsherbet))

  1. to notch, to indent
  2. to chap, to crack (lips, etc.)

Conjugation

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References

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  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “אויסשטשערבען”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN