ייִדיש

See also: יידיש

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German jüdesch, from Old High German judeisc, derived from judo, judeo + -isc, the former from Latin iūdaeus (Judaean, Jew), from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), derived from Ῐ̓ούδᾱ (Ioúdā, Juda) + -ιος (-ios), the former from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yəhūḏāh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɪdɪʃ/

Proper noun

ייִדיש (yidish) n

  1. Yiddish, a spoken language of the Ashkenazi Jewish people.

Hyponyms

  • כּלל־ייִדיש (klal-yidish, standard Yiddish)
  • מערבֿ־ייִדיש (mayrev-yidish)
  • מיטל־ייִדיש (mitl-yidish), פּויליש (poylish)
  • צפֿון־מזרח־ייִדיש (tsofn-mizrekh-yidish), ליטוויש (litvish)
  • דרום־מזרח־ייִדיש (dorem-mizrekh-yidish), אוקרײַניש (ukraynish)

Adjective

ייִדיש (yidish)

  1. Jewish
  2. Yiddish

Declension

Derived terms

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