ווײַס

See also: ווייס

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German wīz, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz. Compare German Weiß/weiß. Cognates include English white (Old English hwīt), Dutch wit, and Swedish vitt/vit (Old Norse hvítr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vajs/

Adjective

ווײַס (vays)

  1. white

Declension

See also

Colors in Yiddish · קאָלירן (kolirn) (layout · text)
     ווײַס (vays)      גרוי (groy)      שוואַרץ (shvarts)
             רויט (royt) ; פּאָמסן (pomsn)              אָראַנזש (oranzh) ; ברוין (broyn)              געל (gel) ; קרעם (krem)
             ליים (leym)              גרין (grin)             
             ציאַן (tsyan) ; טורקיז (turkiz)              לאַזורקע (lazurke)              בלוי (bloy)
             וויאָלעט (vyolet) ; אינדעך (indekh)              מאַדזשענטאַ (madzhenta) ; פּורפּור (purpur)              ראָזע (roze)
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