ליטוויש

Yiddish

Etymology

From Polish Litwa or Russian Литва́ (Litvá) +‎ ־יש (-ish).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɫɪtvɪʃ/

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Adjective

ליטוויש • (litvish)

1. Lithuanian

Declension

Declension of ליטוויש

predicative					ליטוויש litvish
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	ליטווישער litvisher	ליטוויש litvish	ליטווישע litvishe	ליטווישס litvishs	ליטווישע litvishe	ליטווישע litvishe
accusative	ליטווישן litvishn
dative			ליטווישן litvishn		ליטווישער litvisher

Derived terms

• ליטווישקייט f (litvishkeyt)

Noun

ליטוויש • (litvish) n

1. Lithuanian (language)
2. Litvish, Lithuanian Yiddish, Northeastern Yiddish (the dialect of Yiddish traditionally spoken in Lithuania, Belarus, southern Latvia, northern and eastern Ukraine and western Russia)

   Coordinate terms: אוקראַיִניש (ukrainish), פּויליש (poylish)

Usage notes

• See ליטע (lite).

Related terms

• ליטווינער (litviner, “Lithuanian (non-Jewish)”)
• ליטע (lite, “Lithuania”)
• ליטוואַק (litvak, “Lithuanian Jew”)

Descendants

• → English: Litvish

See also

• פּויליש (poylish, “Polish, Polish (language): Poylish (the Polish dialect of Yiddish)”)
• אוקראַיִניש (ukrainish, “Ukrainian, Ukrainian (language); Ukraynish (the Ukrainian dialect of Yiddish)”)