Jiddisch

See also: jiddisch

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish ייִדיש‎ (yidish, “Jewish, Yiddish”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjɪdis/, /ˈjidis/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

Jiddisch (not comparable)

  1. Yiddish (of the language)

Inflection
Inflection of Jiddisch
uninflected Jiddisch
inflected Jiddische
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial Jiddisch
indefinite m./f. sing. Jiddische
n. sing. Jiddisch
plural Jiddische
definite Jiddische
partitive Jiddisch

Proper noun

Jiddisch n (uncountable)

  1. Yiddish (the language)

Synonyms
  • jodenduits n

German
Jiddisch

Etymology

From English Yiddish, from Yiddish ייִדיש‎ (yidish), 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/
  • Jiddisch(file)

Proper noun

Jiddisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Jiddisch or Jiddischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Jiddische, alternative genitive Jiddischen, no plural)

  1. Yiddish (language)
    Synonyms: Jüdischdeutsch; (dated) Judendeutsch

Declension
Declension of Jiddisch [sg-only, neuter, langname]
singular   (explanation of the use and meaning of the forms)
(usually without article) noun def. noun
nominative (das) Jiddisch das Jiddische
genitive (des) Jiddisch, Jiddischs des Jiddischen
dative (dem) Jiddisch dem Jiddischen
accusative (das) Jiddisch das Jiddische

Meronyms
  • Westjiddisch
  • Ostjiddisch
    • Zentralostjiddisch
    • Nordostjiddisch
    • Südostjiddisch
  • Standardjiddisch
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