פּאָדקאָווע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• פּידקאָווע (pidkove), פּאָטקאָווע (potkove), פּאָדקעווע (podkeve), פּאָטקעווע (potkeve)

Etymology

From Slavic sources, chiefly Polish podkowa and Ukrainian підко́ва (pidkóva).

Noun

פּאָדקאָווע • (podkove) f, plural פּאָדקאָוועס (podkoves)

1. horseshoe (metallic shoe of a horse)
2. (colloquial) point (diacritical mark used in Hebrew script)

Synonyms

• (point): ניקוד (niked)