שיף

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Middle High German schif, from Old High German skif.

Noun

שיף • (shif) f, plural שיפֿן (shifn), diminutive שיפֿל (shifl)

  1. ship

Etymology 2

Compare German schief. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. the German appears to have a divergent history, from Low German; can't judge if the same applies here

Adjective

שיף • (shif) (comparative שיפֿער (shifer), superlative שיפֿסט (shifst))

  1. skew, slanted
Declension
Declension of שיף
predicative שיף
shif
case masculine neuter feminine plural
indefinite definite post./nom.
nominative שיפֿער
shifer		 שיף
shif		 שיפֿע
shife		 שיפֿס
shifs		 שיפֿע
shife		 שיפֿע
shife
accusative שיפֿן
shifn
dative שיפֿן
shifn		 שיפֿער
shifer
Antonyms
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