ייִדיש

See also: יידיש‎

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• אידיש‎ (idish)
• יודיש‎ (yudish) (daytshmerish)

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

Declension of ייִדיש

predicative					ייִדיש yidish
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	ייִדישער‎ yidisher	ייִדיש yidish	ייִדישע‎ yidishe	ייִדישס‎ yidishs	ייִדישע‎ yidishe	ייִדישע‎ yidishe
accusative	ייִדישן‎ yidishn
dative			ייִדישן‎ yidishn		ייִדישער‎ yidisher

Derived terms

• ייִדישקייט‎ (yidishkeyt)
• ייִדישן‎ (yidishn)