קלאַפֿטער
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German klāftra. Compare German Klafter. Development of swimming-related senses uncertain.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
קלאַפֿטער • (klafter) m, plural קלאַפֿטערס (klafters) or קלאַפֿטער (klafter)
- (historical) fathom (six feet, originally a man's armspan)
- (historical) fathom (unit of volume equivalent to 0.56 cubic metres; to measure wood size)
- (swimming) freestyle, front crawl
- Synonym: קלאַפֿטערשוווּם (klaftershvum)
- breaststroke
- Synonym: זשאַבעשוווּם (zhabeshvum)
Usage notes[edit]
- Usage as "breaststroke" is not attested in the CEYD.
Derived terms[edit]
- קלאַפֿטערהאָלץ (klafterholts, “firewood”)
- קלאַפֿטערשוווּם (klaftershvum)
- לייגן קלאַפֿטער (leygn klafter, “to swim freestyle”)
References[edit]
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “קלאַפֿטער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “freestyle”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN