שלאָף־מויז

Yiddish

Etymology

From שלאָף (shlof, “sleep”) +‎ מויז (moyz, “mouse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɫɔfˌmɔɪ̯z/
  • Hyphenation: שלאָף־מויז

Noun

שלאָף־מויז • (shlof-moyz) f, plural שלאָף־מײַז (shlof-mayz)

  1. dormouse

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915), “dormouse”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 400
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “שלאָף־מויז” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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