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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German phert, pherit, pferift (“riding horse”), from Old High German pherit, pfarifrit, parafred, from Late Latin paraverēdus (originally “substitute post horse”). Cognate to German Pferd.
Pronunciation
Noun
פֿערד • (ferd) n, plural פֿערד (ferd), diminutive פֿערדל (ferdl)
- horse
- fool, imbecile
- Synonyms: נאַר (nar), טיפּש (tipesh)
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