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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German diutsc, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“popular”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂. Doublet of טײַטש (taytsh).
Pronunciation
- (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): /daɪ̯t͡ʃ/
- (Poylish) IPA(key): /daːt͡ʃ/
- (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /dat͡ʃ/
Adjective
דײַטש • (daytsh)
- German
- Germanic
Declension
Synonyms
- (German, Germanic): דײַטשיש (daytshish)
Derived terms
Noun
דײַטש • (daytsh) m, plural דײַטשן (daytshn)
- German (person)
- (dated) assimilated Jew
Synonyms
- (German person): גערמאַנעץ (germanets) (often derogatory)
Proper noun
דײַטש • (daytsh) n
- the German language
Derived terms