הויפּט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German houbet, höubet, from Old High German houpt, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą.

Pronunciation

  • (Northern Yiddish) IPA(key): /hɛɪ̯pt/
  • (YIVO, Southern Yiddish) IPA(key): /hɔɪ̯pt/

Adjective

הויפּט • (hoypt)

  1. head; main

Declension

Declension of הויפּט
predicative הויפּט
hoypt
case masculine neuter feminine plural
indefinite definite post./nom.
nominative הויפּטער
hoypter
הויפּט
hoypt
הויפּטע
hoypte
הויפּטס
hoypts
הויפּטע
hoypte
הויפּטע
hoypte
accusative הויפּטן
hoyptn
dative הויפּטן
hoyptn
הויפּטער
hoypter

Derived terms

  • הויפּטקוואַרטיר (hoyptkvartir)
  • הויפּטשטאָט (hoyptshtot)
  • הויפּטזאַך (hoyptzakh)

Adverb

הויפּט • (hoypt)

  1. thoroughly; through and through