פֿויל

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German vūl, from Old High German fūl, from Proto-West Germanic *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *puH-lo-s (“rotten, putrid”). Cognate with German faul, English foul.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northern Yiddish) IPA^(key): /fɔɪ̯ɫ/
• (Southern Yiddish) IPA^(key): /foːɫ/, /foʊ̯ɫ/

Adjective

פֿויל • (foyl)

1. rotten
2. lazy

Declension

Declension of פֿויל

predicative					פֿויל foyl
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	פֿוילער foyler	פֿויל foyl	פֿוילע foyle	פֿוילס foyls	פֿוילע foyle	פֿוילע foyle
accusative	פֿוילן foyln
dative			פֿוילן foyln		פֿוילער foyler