פֿויגל

Yiddish

אַ פֿויגל.

Alternative forms

• פֿויגעל (foygel) — superseded

Etymology

From Middle High German vogel, from Old High German fogal. Cognates include German Vogel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɪ̯ɡɫ̩/
• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): [ˈfeɪ̯ɡɫ̩]
  • (New York City) IPA^(key): [ˈfaɪ̯ɡɫ̩]
• (Mideastern) IPA^(key): [ˈfɔɪ̯ɡɫ̩]
• Hyphenation: פֿויגל

Noun

פֿויגל • (foygl) m, plural פֿייגל (feygl) or פֿויגלען (foyglen), diminutive פֿייגעלע (feygele)

1. bird

Derived terms

• טויטפֿויגל (toytfoygl)
• נאַכטפֿויגל (nakhtfoygl)

References

• Paul Abelson (1915), “bird”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 127
• Alexander Harkavy (2006), “Bird”, in Yiddish-English-Hebrew Dictionary, New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 42
• Uriel Weinreich (1977), “bird”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 33
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “פֿויגל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].