niftern

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Yiddish ניפֿטערן (niftern) via Rotwelsch.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪftɐn/
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Verb[edit]

niftern (weak, third-person singular present niftert, past tense nifterte, past participle geniftert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete slang) to die

Conjugation[edit]