קראָפּיװע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• קראָפּעווע (kropeve)

Etymology

Probably from (dialectal) Ukrainian кропи́ва (kropýva), compare Ukrainian кропива́ (kropyvá), Russian крапи́ва (krapíva), ultimately from Old East Slavic кропива (kropiva), крапива (krapiva).

Noun

קראָפּיװע • (kropive) f, plural קראָפּיװעס (kropives)

1. nettle (plant belonging to the Urtica genus)

   Synonyms: פּאָקזשיװע (pokzhive), בריִעכץ (briekhts), (Daytshmerish) ברעננעסל (brennesl)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “קראָפּיװע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].