Yiddish

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German triefen, from Old High German triufan, triofan, from Proto-West Germanic *dreupan. Compare German triefen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtri(ː)fn̩/, /ˈtrɪfn̩/

Verb

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טריפֿן (trifn) (past participle געטריפֿט (getrift))

  1. to drip
    Synonyms: קאַפּען (kapen), דריפּען (dripen)
  2. to ooze
    Synonyms: נעצן (netsn), דריפּען (dripen), רינען (rinen)
  3. to leak
    Synonyms: רינען (rinen), נעצן (netsn), קאַפּען (kapen)
  4. to seep
    Synonym: רינען (rinen)
  5. to trickle
    Synonyms: ריזלען (rizlen), רינען (rinen), קאַפּען (kapen)
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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Noun

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טריפֿן (trifnn

  1. drip, dripping (drops)
    Synonym: קאַפּען (kapen)
See also
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References

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  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “טריפֿן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “drip”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN

Etymology 2

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Inflection of טריף (treyf).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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טריפֿן (treyfn)

  1. accusative/dative masculine of טריף (treyf)
  2. dative definite/postpositive/nominalized masculine of טריף (treyf)