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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German dorsch, borrowed from Middle Low German dorsch, itself from Old Norse þorskr, from Proto-Germanic *þurskaz. Compare German Dorsch. Alternative form דראָש (drosh) formed via metathesis of דאָרש (dorsh).
Pronunciation
Noun
דאָרש • (dorsh) m, plural דאָרשן (dorshn)
- cod (marine fish of the family Gadidae)
- Synonym: שטאָקפֿיש (shtokfish)
Usage notes
- The alternative forms are only recorded in the JNW.
References
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “dorš”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik, Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 243
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “דאָרש” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “דאָרש”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN