קאַרפּאַטע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• קורפּאַטע (kurpate)

Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *gъrbatъ. Compare Polish garbaty and Russian горба́тый (gorbátyj).

Adjective

קאַרפּאַטע • (karpate)

1. hunchbacked, bent

Declension

Declension of קאַרפּאַטע

predicative					קאַרפּאַטע karpate
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	קאַרפּאַטער karpater	קאַרפּאַטע karpate	קאַרפּאַטע karpate	קאַרפּאַטעס karpates	קאַרפּאַטע karpate	קאַרפּאַטע karpate
accusative	קאַרפּאַטן karpatn
dative			קאַרפּאַטן karpatn		קאַרפּאַטער karpater

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “קאַרפּאַטע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “קאַרפּאַטע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN