פֿיש

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɪʃ/

Noun

פֿיש • (fish) m, plural פֿיש (fish) or פֿישן‎ (fishn)

fish

Usage notes

Similar to English fishes, the plural פֿישן (fishn) is used to denote varieties of fish, or fish dishes.

Derived terms

פֿישער‎ (fisher)
געפֿילטע פֿיש‎ (gefilte fish)

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