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Yiddish
Etymology
Probably from (dialectal) Ukrainian кропи́ва (kropýva), compare Ukrainian кропива́ (kropyvá), Russian крапи́ва (krapíva), ultimately from Old East Slavic кропива (kropiva), крапива (krapiva).
Noun
קראָפּיװע • (kropive) f, plural קראָפּיװעס (kropives)
- nettle (plant belonging to the Urtica genus)
- Synonyms: פּאָקזשיװע (pokzhive), בריִעכץ (briekhts), (Daytshmerish) ברעננעסל (brennesl)
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “קראָפּיװע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .