ווײַס

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See also: ווייס

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German wīs, wīz, from Old High German wīz, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz.

Pronunciation

(YIVO, Litvish) IPA^(key): /vaɪ̯s/
(Poylish) IPA^(key): /vaːs/
(Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /vas/

Adjective

ווײַס • (vays)

white

Declension

Declension of ווײַס


predicative					ווײַס vays
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
case	masculine	indefinite	definite	post./nom.	feminine	plural
nominative	ווײַסער vayser	ווײַס vays	ווײַסע vayse	ווײַס vays	ווײַסע vayse	ווײַסע vayse
accusative	ווײַסן vaysn		ווײַסע vayse	ווײַס vays	ווײַסע vayse
dative	ווײַסן vaysn		ווײַסן vaysn		ווײַסער vayser

Derived terms

ווײַסיאָדלע (vaysyodle)
ווײַסער בער (vayser ber)

See also

Colors in Yiddish · קאָלירן (kolirn) (layout · text)
ווײַס (vays)	גרוי (groy)	שוואַרץ (shvarts)
רויט (royt); פּאָמסן (pomsn)	אָראַנזש (oranzh); ברוין (broyn)	געל (gel); קרעם (krem)
לײַם (laym)	גרין (grin)
ציאַן (tsyan); טורקיז (turkiz)	לאַזורקע (lazurke)	בלוי (bloy)
וויאָלעט (vyolet); אינדעך (indekh)	מאַדזשענטאַ (madzhenta); פּורפּור (purpur)	ראָזע (roze)

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