קרעפּקע

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *krěpъkъ, via Belarusian крэ́пкі (krépki), Polish krzepki, and/or Russian кре́пкий (krépkij).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɛpkə/
• Hyphenation: קרעפּ‧קע

Adjective

קרעפּקע • (krepke)

1. sturdy, solid, firm, stocky
2. (of alcohol) strong

Declension

Declension of קרעפּקע

predicative					קרעפּקע krepke
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	קרעפּקער krepker	קרעפּקע krepke	קרעפּקע krepke	קרעפּקעס krepkes	קרעפּקע krepke	קרעפּקע krepke
accusative	קרעפּקן krepkn
dative			קרעפּקן krepkn		קרעפּקער krepker

Adverb

קרעפּקע • (krepke)

1. strongly, firmly

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “קרעפּקע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN