Yiddish

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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 See also

English

Pronunciation

• yĭd'ĭsh, /ˈjɪdɪʃ/, /"jIdIS/

Etymology

Yiddish word akin to German jüdisch

Noun

Yiddish

1. A language derived from Middle High German and written in Hebrew characters which is used mainly among Ashkenazic Jews.

Related terms

• Yiddishist

Translations

• Catalan: Yiddish
• Chinese: 意第绪语
• Danish: Jiddisch
• Dutch: Jiddisch
• Esperanto: Jido
• French: yiddish m
• German: Jiddisch
• Greek: γίντις (gíntis)
• Hebrew: אִידִישׁ
• Polish: Jidysz
• Romanian: Idiş
• Russian: Идиш (Idish)
• Swedish: Jiddisch
• Yiddish: ייִדיש

Adjective

Yiddish

1. Of or pertaining to the Yiddish language.

Translations

• French: yiddish m/f
• Hebrew: אִידִישָׁאִי

See also

• Wikipedia article about Yiddish