Jiddisch

See also: jiddisch

Dutch

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)

Inflection

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)

1. Yiddish (the language)

Synonyms

• jodenduits n

Related terms

• jood m
• joods, Joods

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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 Ῐ̓ούδᾱ (Ioúdā, “Juda”) + -ιος (-ios), the former from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yəhūḏāh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɪdɪʃ/

• Jiddisch:

  (file)

Proper noun

Jiddisch n (genitive Jiddischen)

1. Yiddish (language)

Synonyms

• Judendeutsch (dated)

Related terms

• jiddisch
• jüdisch