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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish ייִדיש (yidish), from Middle High German jüdesch, from Old High German judeisc, from judo, judeo + -isc, the former from Latin iūdaeus (“Judaean, Jew”), from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Ἰουδά (Ioudá, “Judah”) + -ιος (-ios), the former from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yəhūḏāh).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈji.dɨʂ/
- Rhymes: -idɨʂ
- Syllabification: ji‧dysz
Noun
jidysz m inan
- Yiddish (language)
Język jidysz powstał wśród Żydów aszkenazyjskich, którzy żyli wśród narodów niemieckich.- The Yiddish language arose amongst Ashkenazi Jews who were living amongst German peoples.
Declension
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Indeclinable.
Derived terms
Further reading
- jidysz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- jidysz in Polish dictionaries at PWN