קראָפּיווע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from (dialectal) Ukrainian кропи́ва (kropýva), compare Ukrainian кропива́ (kropyvá), Russian крапи́ва (krapíva), ultimately from Old East Slavic кропива (kropiva), крапива (krapiva).

Noun

קראָפּיווע • (kropive) f, plural קראָפּיוועס (kropives)

  1. nettle (plant belonging to the Urtica genus)
    Synonyms: פּאָקזשיווע (pokzhive), בריִעכץ (briekhts), (Daytshmerish) ברעננעסל (brennesl)

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “קראָפּיווע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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