ייִדיש
See also: יידיש
Yiddish
Etymology
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/
Hyponyms
- כּלל־ייִדיש (klal-yidish, “standard Yiddish”)
- מערבֿ־ייִדיש (mayrev-yidish)
- מיטל־ייִדיש (mitl-yidish), פּויליש (poylish)
- צפֿון־מזרח־ייִדיש (tsofn-mizrekh-yidish), ליטוויש (litvish)
- דרום־מזרח־ייִדיש (dorem-mizrekh-yidish), אוקרײַניש (ukraynish)
Declension
Derived terms
- ייִדישקייט (yidishkeyt)
- ייִדישן (yidishn)
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