פּלייצע

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Czech plecě, a variant of plece, from Proto-Slavic *pleťe (“shoulder”).[1] May also owe descent to Knaanic פְלֵצַא as much Yiddish vocabulary from Old Czech is thought to have come via Knaanic rather than directly from non-Jewish dialects. In this case, the anticipatory softening indicated by ⟨יי⟩ suggests a direct loan from Old Czech plecě.

Noun

פּלייצע • (pleytse) f, plural פּלייצעס (pleytses)

  1. (anatomy) shoulder (upper portion of torso)
    Synonym: אַקסל (aksl)

References

  1. ^ Alexander Beider (2015), “5.3.3 Words”, in Origins of Yiddish Dialects‎[1], →ISBN
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