שפּיז

Yiddish

Etymology

Most likely cognate with German Spieß, in which case inherited from Middle High German spiez (“pike”) and Middle High German spiz (“spit”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *speut (“spear”) and Proto-Germanic *spituz respectively. Usage as a feminine noun possibly influenced by etymologically unrelated Slavic terms.

Noun

שפּיז • (shpiz) m or f, plural שפּיזן (shpizn)

  1. spear (long stick with a sharp tip)

Derived terms
  • שפּיזל (shpizl, “knitting needle”)
  • באַשפּיזן (bashpizn, “to equip with a spear”)
  • בראָטשפּיז (brotshpiz, “roasting spit”)
  • שפּיזן (shpizn, “to spear”)
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