פֿיש

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɪʃ/

Noun

פֿיש • (fish) m, plural פֿיש (fish) or פֿישן‎ (fishn)

  1. fish

Usage notes
  • Similar to English fishes, the plural פֿישן (fishn) is used to denote varieties of fish, or fish dishes.

Derived terms
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