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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German visch, from Old High German fisk, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɪʃ/
- Hyphenation: פֿיש
Noun
פֿיש • (fish) m, plural פֿיש (fish) or פֿישן (fishn)
- fish
Usage notes
- Similar to English fishes, the plural פֿישן (fishn) is used to denote varieties of fish, or fish dishes.
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