ייִדיש
See also: יידיש
Yiddish
Alternative forms
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
Proper noun
ייִדיש • (yidish) n
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)
Declension
Declension of ייִדיש
Derived terms
- ייִדישקייט (yidishkeyt)
- ייִדישן (yidishn)
Categories:
- Yiddish terms inherited from Middle High German
- Yiddish terms derived from Middle High German
- Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German
- Yiddish terms derived from Old High German
- Yiddish terms derived from Latin
- Yiddish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Yiddish terms derived from Hebrew
- Yiddish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yiddish lemmas
- Yiddish proper nouns
- Yiddish neuter nouns
- Yiddish adjectives
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