שוועל

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German swelle, from Old High German swelli, swella, from Proto-Germanic *swalī, from Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board, threshold, sill”). Compare German Schwelle.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃvɛɫ/

Noun

שוועל • (shvel) f, plural שוועלן‎ (shveln)

  1. threshold
    ‏שטייענדיק אויף דער שוועל, האָט זיך יאָסעלע נאָך אַ מאָל אומגעקערט מיטן פּנים צו אסתּרן און האָט איר געזאָגט נאָך אַ מאָל „זײַ געזונט“.‎‎
    shteyendik oyf der shvel, hot zikh yosele nokh a mol umgekert mitn ponem tsu astrn un hot ir gezogt nokh a mol „zay gezunt“.
    Standing on the threshold, Josele once again turned to face Ester and said "goodbye" to her once more.

Derived terms
  • טרעטאַרשוועל‎ (tretarshvel)
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