זשאַווערן

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Belarusian ржаве́ць (ržavjécʹ), Russian ржаве́ть (ržavétʹ), Ukrainian ржаві́ти (ržavíty), with dropping of initial consonant, although formation of ־ר־ (-r-) uncertain. By surface analysis, זשאַווער (zhaver) +‎ ־ן (-n). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “could "r" come from some sort of metathesis?”)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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זשאַווערן (zhavern) (past participle געזשאַווערט (gezhavert))

  1. to rust
    Synonyms: ראָצן (rotsn), ראָסטן (rostn)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Noun

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זשאַווערן (zhavern)

  1. plural of זשאַווער (zhaver)

References

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