שיף

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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
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