Jiddisch

See also: jiddisch

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Jiddisj

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish ייִדיש (yidish, “Jewish, Yiddish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɪdis/, /ˈjidis/

• Audio:

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Adjective

Jiddisch (not comparable)

1. Yiddish (of the language)

Declension

Declension of Jiddisch
uninflected	Jiddisch
inflected	Jiddische
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		Jiddisch
indefinite	m./f. sing.	Jiddische
	n. sing.	Jiddisch
	plural	Jiddische
definite		Jiddische
partitive		Jiddisch

Proper noun

Jiddisch n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. Yiddish (the language)

Synonyms

• jodenduits n

Related terms

• jood m
• joods, Joods

German

Jiddisch

Etymology

From English Yiddish, from Yiddish ייִדיש (yidish), 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 Ἰουδά (Ioudá, “Judah”) + -ιος (-ios), the former from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yəhūḏāh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɪdɪʃ/

• Audio:

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Jiddisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Jiddisch or Jiddischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Jiddische, alternative genitive Jiddischen, no plural)

1. Yiddish (language)

   Synonyms: Jüdischdeutsch; (dated) Judendeutsch

Declension

Declension of Jiddisch [sg-only, neuter, langname]

	singular   (explanation of the use and meaning of the forms)
	(usually without article)	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(das)	Jiddisch	das	Jiddische
genitive	(des)	Jiddisch, Jiddischs	des	Jiddischen
dative	(dem)	Jiddisch	dem	Jiddischen
accusative	(das)	Jiddisch	das	Jiddische

Meronyms

• Westjiddisch
• Ostjiddisch
  • Zentralostjiddisch
  • Nordostjiddisch
  • Südostjiddisch
• Standardjiddisch

Related terms

• jiddeln
• jiddisch
• jüdisch

Further reading

• “Jiddisch” in Duden online