"באָבע־מעשׂה" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɔbəˌmaɪsə/ [Litvish, YIVO], /ˈbʊbəˌma(n)sə/ [Southern], [ˈbʊbəˌmaːsə] [Southern] Forms: bobe-mayse [romanization], bobe-mayses [romanization]
Etymology: From בָּבָא־מעשׂה (bovo-mayse), the popular name of the Bovo-Bukh, by assimilation of the foreign proper name בָּבָא (bovo) to Yiddish באָבע (bobe, “grandmother”). Etymology templates: {{m|yi|בָּבָא־מעשׂה|tr=bovo-mayse}} בָּבָא־מעשׂה (bovo-mayse), {{m|yi|בָּבָא|tr=bovo}} בָּבָא (bovo), {{m+|yi|באָבע|t=grandmother}} Yiddish באָבע (bobe, “grandmother”) Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=באָבע־מעשׂה|sort=|tr=bobe-mayse}} באָבע־מעשׂה • (bobe-mayse) f, {{yi-noun|g=f|head=באָבע־מעשׂה|pl=באָבע־מעשׂיות|pltr=bobe-mayses|tr=bobe-mayse}} באָבע־מעשׂה • (bobe-mayse) f, plural באָבע־מעשׂיות (bobe-mayses)
  1. old wives' tale (rumour, myth or superstition) Wikipedia link: Bovo-Bukh

Inflected forms

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