האַלטן

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German haltan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną. Compare German halten. Cognate with English hold, Old Saxon haldan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɫtn̩/

Verb

האַלטן • (haltn) (past participle געהאַלטן‎ (gehaltn))

  1. (transitive) to hold
  2. (transitive) to observe (a holiday)
  3. (intransitive) to stop
  4. (followed by אַז‎ (az)) to be of the opinion that
  5. (followed by אין‎ (in)) to be in the middle of (an action)
  6. (followed by פֿון‎ (fun)) to approve of, to be fond of
  7. (followed by פֿון‎ (fun)) to believe in
  8. (followed by בײַם‎ (baym)) to be about to

Conjugation

Derived terms

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