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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German vil, from Old High German filu, from Proto-West Germanic *felu, from Proto-Germanic *felu.
Adjective
פֿיל • (fil)
- many, much
Usage notes
Not inflected. Only used in certain phrases, like ווי פֿיל (vi fil, “how many, how much”) and צו פֿיל (tsu fil, “too much, too many”); otherwise, אַ סך (a sakh) is used.