שפּאַטל

Yiddish

אַ שפּאַטל.

Alternative forms

• שפּאַכטל (shpakhtl)

Etymology

From Middle High German spatel, spatl, ultimately from Latin spatula. Compare German Spatel, Russian шпа́тель (špátelʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpatɫ̩/

Noun

שפּאַטל • (shpatl) m, plural שפּאַטלען (shpatlen)

1. spatula

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “špa(x)tl”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 762
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “שפּאַטל”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN