ייִדיש

See also: יידיש

Yiddish

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

ייִד‏ (yid, “Jew”) +‎ ־יש‏ (-ish)

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)