בײַשפּיל

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German bīspel.

Noun

בײַשפּיל • (bayshpil) m or n, plural בײַשפּילן‎ (bayshpiln)

  1. example (something representative of a group)
  2. example (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule)

Usage notes

Some writers will treat this noun as neuter, like its German cognate Beispiel.

Derived terms
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