הויז

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs (compare German Haus), from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔɪ̯z/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): [hoːz], [hoʊ̯z]
• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): [hɔɪ̯z]

Noun

הויז • (hoyz) n, plural הײַזער (hayzer), diminutive הײַזל (hayzl) or הײַזקע (hayzke)

1. house

Derived terms

• זומערהויז (zumerhoyz)