Yiddish en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈjɪd.ɪʃ/
- yĭd'ĭsh
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *yad- Hebrew יָדָה (yadá) Hebrew יהודהder. Ancient Greek Ἰουδά (Ioudá) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos)bor. Latin iūdaeusder. Old High German judeo Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old High German -isc Old High German judeisc Middle High German jüdesch Yiddish ייִדיש (yidish)bor. English Yiddish Borrowed from Yiddish ייִדיש (yidish), from Middle High German jüdisch (in reference to the language, more fully jüdischdiutsch (literally “Jewish-German”)). By surface analysis, Yid + -ish.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to the Yiddish language.
As a Yiddish proverb has it: Badarf men hunik ven tsuker iz zis? Who needs honey when sugar is sweet?
2007 January 26, Stefan Kanfer, “In Lower Manhattan, the Echo of the Yiddish Stage Endures”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2019:“Many goyim are confused by the large number of Yiddish terms beginning with ‘schl’ or ‘schm’ (schlemiel, schlemazzle, schmeggegge, schlub, schlock, schlep, schmutz, schnook), and use them incorrectly or interchangeably,” he wrote.
2015 December 22, Justin Wm. Moyer, “Donald Trump’s ‘schlonged’: A linguistic investigation”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 24 Dec 2015:
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(informal) Jewish; relating to Yiddishkeit.
Yiddish cooking; Yiddish music
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more Yiddish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most Yiddish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (58)
pt iídiche (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · de judendeutsch (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · nl Jiddisch (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · sv jiddisk (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · de jüdischteutsch (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · uk ї́диш (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · sco Yiddish (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · nl Jiddisj (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · pl jidyszowy (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · cs Jidiš (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · ca ídix (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · ca jiddisch (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · hy իդիշ (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · ne यिद्दी (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · ne यिडिश (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · el γίντις (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · sh jȉdiš (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · ro idiș (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · de jüdisch-teutsch (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · fi jiddišinkielinen (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · eo jida (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · lad idish (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · ru и́диш (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · nb jiddisk (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · eu Jiddisha (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · it yiddish (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · sv jiddisch- (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · hi यिद्दी (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · nb jiddisch (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · mr यिडिश (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · he אִידִישָׁאִי (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · pa ਯਿਡਿਸ਼ (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · nn jiddisch (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · fa ییدیش (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · pa ਯਿੱਦੀ (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · cy Iddeweg (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · fr yiddish (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · de jüdischdeutsch (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · gl yiddish (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · sh ји̏диш (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · is jiddískur (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · ur یدی (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · de judenteutsch (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · de jiddisch (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · lv jidiša (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · la Judaeo-Germanicus (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · uk мо́вою ї́диш (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · yi ייִדיש (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · tr Yidiş (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · hi यिडिश (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · lt Jidiš (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · de jüdisch-deutsch (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · ga Giúdaise (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · fo jiddiskur (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · nn jiddisk (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · af Jiddisj (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · da jiddisch (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) · mr यिद्दी (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language)