שפּאָרן

See also: ⁧שפּאַרן⁩

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Middle High German sparn, from Old High German sparēn, sparōn, from Proto-West Germanic *sparēn. Compare German sparen, English spare.

Verb

⁧שפּאָרן⁩ • (shporn) (past participle ⁧געשפּאָרט⁩ (geshport))

  1. to save up
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • ⁧אָנשפּאָרן⁩ (onshporn)
  • ⁧אָפּשפּאָרן⁩ (opshporn)
  • ⁧אָפּשפּאָרונג⁩ (opshporung)
  • ⁧אײַנשפּאָרן⁩ (aynshporn)
  • ⁧פֿאַרשפּאָרן⁩ (farshporn, “to avoid”)
  • ⁧שפּאָרעוודיק⁩ (shporevdik)
  • ⁧שפּאָרקראָם⁩ (shporkrom, “thrift shop”)

Etymology 2

From Middle High German spore, from Old High German sporo, from Proto-West Germanic *sporō, from Proto-Germanic *spurô. The final -n of the modern form is from the Middle High German - inflected forms. Compare German Sporn.

Noun

⁧שפּאָרן⁩ • (shporn) m, plural ⁧שפּאָרנען⁩ (shpornen)

  1. spur
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.