צעפֿאַלן

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German zervallen, zevallen, from Old High German zafallen, zifallen.[1] By surface analysis, צע־ (tse-) +‎ פֿאַלן (faln). Compare German zerfallen (disintegrate, decompose).

Verb

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צעפֿאַלן (tsefaln) (past participle צעפֿאַלן (tsefaln))

  1. to disintegrate

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Alexander Harkavy (1910) “disintegrate”, in Complete English-Jewish dictionary, 6th edition, New York: Hebrew Publishing Company, page 383

References

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  1. ^ zerfallen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.