שפּיל

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Middle High German spil, from Old High German spil, from Proto-West Germanic *spil. Cognate with German Spiel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪɫ/
  • Hyphenation: שפּיל

Noun

שפּיל • (shpil) f or n, plural שפּילן (shpiln)

  1. game
  2. play, performance
  3. spiel (lengthy and passionate speech)
  4. (colloquial, vulgar) vulva, snatch
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → English: spiel

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪɫ/
  • Hyphenation: שפּיל

Verb

שפּיל • (shpil)

  1. inflection of שפּילן (shpiln):
    1. first-person singular
    2. imperative singular

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915), “game”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 549
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “שפּיל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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