שפּור

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German spur, spor (usually n, also rarely m and f), from Old High German spor, *spur, from Proto-Germanic *spurą n. Compare German Spur f.

Pronunciation

Noun

שפּור (shpurm or f, plural שפּורן (shpurn)

  1. trace, track, trail (clue)
    Synonyms: סליד (slid), שמץ (shemets), זכר (zeykher), סימן (simen), קענט (kent)
  2. (by extension) soupçon, modicum (very small amount)
    Synonym: שמץ (shemets)
  3. footprint
  4. scent (of animal)
  5. vestige
    Synonyms: איבערבלײַבס (iberblaybs), שׂריד (sored), סימן (simen), רעשטל (reshtl)
  6. footprint
    Synonyms: פֿוסדרוק (fusdruk), טריט־סימן (trit-simen), פֿוסשפּור (fusshpur)

Derived terms

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “שפּור” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “footprint”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN