פֿיש

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German visch, from Old High German fisk, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɪʃ/
  • Hyphenation: פֿיש

Noun

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פֿיש (fishm, plural פֿיש (fish) or פֿישן (fishn)

  1. fish

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

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