שעפּטש
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
Compare Polish szept, Russian шёпот (šópot), and Ukrainian ше́піт (šépit). By surface analysis, deverbal from שעפּטשען (sheptshen).
Noun edit
שעפּטש • (sheptsh) m, plural שעפּטשן (sheptshn)
Related terms edit
- שעפּטשען (sheptshen, “to whisper”)
- שעפּטשערײַ (sheptsheray, “whispering”)