צעפֿאַלן
Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German zervallen, zevallen, from Old High German zafallen, zifallen.[1] By surface analysis, צע־ (tse-) + פֿאַלן (faln). Compare German zerfallen (“disintegrate, decompose”).
Conjugation
Conjugation of צעפֿאַלן
| infinitive | צעפֿאַלן tsefaln | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| present participle | צעפֿאַלנדיק tsefalndik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| past participle | צעפֿאַלן tsefaln | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| auxiliary | זײַן zayn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| present | איך צעפֿאַל ikh tsefal |
מיר צעפֿאַלן mir tsefaln | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| דו צעפֿאַלסט du tsefalst |
איר צעפֿאַלט ir tsefalt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ער צעפֿאַלט er tsefalt |
זיי צעפֿאַלן zey tsefaln | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| imperative | צעפֿאַל (דו) tsefal (du) |
צעפֿאַלט (איר) tsefalt (ir) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Composed forms
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Derived terms
- ביאָצעפֿאַלן (byotsefaln)
Further reading
Alexander Harkavy (1910) “disintegrate”, in Complete English-Jewish dictionary, 6th edition, New York: Hebrew Publishing Company, page 383
References
- “zerfallen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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