Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German gaffen (to gape; to stare), from Old High German *gaffōn, from Proto-Germanic *gapōną. Cognate with German gaffen, Dutch gapen, English gape.

Verb

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גאַפֿן (gafn) (past participle געגאַפֿט (gegaft))

  1. gape (to stare in wonderment)

Conjugation

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