שיף

Yiddish

Etymology 1

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

Noun

שיף • (shiff, plural שיפֿן (shifn), diminutive שיפֿל (shifl)

  1. ship

Etymology 2

From northern Middle High German schief, schīf (etc.), from Middle Low German schêf, from Old Saxon *skêf, from Proto-West Germanic *skaib, from Proto-Germanic *skaibaz. Compare German schief.

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