"שוואַנץ" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

Forms: shvants [romanization], shvents [romanization], shventsl [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle High German swanz (“tail”), derived from the verb swanken (“to swing, to wobble”). The sense “penis” is already attested in late Middle High German. Compare German Schwanz (“tail; penis”), similar semantic shift as in e.g. Middle Armenian ձետ (jet). Etymology templates: {{inh|yi|gmh|swanz||tail}} Middle High German swanz (“tail”), {{cog|de|Schwanz||tail; penis}} German Schwanz (“tail; penis”), {{noncog|axm|ձետ}} Middle Armenian ձետ (jet) Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} שוואַנץ • (shvants) m, {{yi-noun|dim=שווענצל|g=m|pl=שווענץ}} שוואַנץ • (shvants) m, plural שווענץ (shvents), diminutive שווענצל (shventsl)
  1. (vulgar) tail Tags: vulgar
    Sense id: en-שוואַנץ-yi-noun-DGL4du8d
  2. (vulgar) dick, cock, penis Tags: vulgar Synonyms (penis): שלאַנג (shlang), שמאָק (shmok), פּאָץ (english: pots)
    Sense id: en-שוואַנץ-yi-noun-~nKH2Ygu Disambiguation of 'penis': 0 66 34
  3. (derogatory, vulgar) prick (unpleasant person) Tags: derogatory, vulgar
    Sense id: en-שוואַנץ-yi-noun-o2V2DMwT Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 18 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 85 Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 93 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with redundant script codes: 18 18 64

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "shvantz",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: shvantz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: shvantz"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "swanz",
        "4": "",
        "5": "tail"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German swanz (“tail”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Schwanz",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tail; penis"
      },
      "expansion": "German Schwanz (“tail; penis”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "axm",
        "2": "ձետ"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Armenian ձետ (jet)",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German swanz (“tail”), derived from the verb swanken (“to swing, to wobble”). The sense “penis” is already attested in late Middle High German. Compare German Schwanz (“tail; penis”), similar semantic shift as in e.g. Middle Armenian ձետ (jet).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shvants",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shvents",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shventsl",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "שוואַנץ • (shvants) m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "dim": "שווענצל",
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "שווענץ"
      },
      "expansion": "שוואַנץ • (shvants) m, plural שווענץ (shvents), diminutive שווענצל (shventsl)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "tail"
      ],
      "id": "en-שוואַנץ-yi-noun-DGL4du8d",
      "links": [
        [
          "tail",
          "tail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(vulgar) tail"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "dick, cock, penis"
      ],
      "id": "en-שוואַנץ-yi-noun-~nKH2Ygu",
      "links": [
        [
          "dick",
          "dick"
        ],
        [
          "cock",
          "cock"
        ],
        [
          "penis",
          "penis"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(vulgar) dick, cock, penis"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 66 34",
          "roman": "shlang",
          "sense": "penis",
          "word": "שלאַנג"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 66 34",
          "roman": "shmok",
          "sense": "penis",
          "word": "שמאָק"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 66 34",
          "english": "pots",
          "sense": "penis",
          "word": "פּאָץ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 18 64",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 7 85",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 4 93",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 18 64",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "prick (unpleasant person)"
      ],
      "id": "en-שוואַנץ-yi-noun-o2V2DMwT",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "prick",
          "prick"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory, vulgar) prick (unpleasant person)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "שוואַנץ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yiddish lemmas",
    "Yiddish masculine nouns",
    "Yiddish nouns",
    "Yiddish terms derived from Middle High German",
    "Yiddish terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "shvantz",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: shvantz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: shvantz"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "swanz",
        "4": "",
        "5": "tail"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German swanz (“tail”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Schwanz",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tail; penis"
      },
      "expansion": "German Schwanz (“tail; penis”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "axm",
        "2": "ձետ"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Armenian ձետ (jet)",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German swanz (“tail”), derived from the verb swanken (“to swing, to wobble”). The sense “penis” is already attested in late Middle High German. Compare German Schwanz (“tail; penis”), similar semantic shift as in e.g. Middle Armenian ձետ (jet).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shvants",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shvents",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shventsl",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "שוואַנץ • (shvants) m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "dim": "שווענצל",
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "שווענץ"
      },
      "expansion": "שוואַנץ • (shvants) m, plural שווענץ (shvents), diminutive שווענצל (shventsl)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yiddish vulgarities"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tail"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tail",
          "tail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(vulgar) tail"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yiddish vulgarities"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dick, cock, penis"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dick",
          "dick"
        ],
        [
          "cock",
          "cock"
        ],
        [
          "penis",
          "penis"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(vulgar) dick, cock, penis"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yiddish derogatory terms",
        "Yiddish vulgarities"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "prick (unpleasant person)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "prick",
          "prick"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory, vulgar) prick (unpleasant person)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "shlang",
      "sense": "penis",
      "word": "שלאַנג"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shmok",
      "sense": "penis",
      "word": "שמאָק"
    },
    {
      "english": "pots",
      "sense": "penis",
      "word": "פּאָץ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "שוואַנץ"
}

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