ייִדיש

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Yiddish

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Etymology

From Middle High German jüdesch, from Old High German judeisc, derived from judo, judeo + -isc, the former from Latin iūdaeus (Judaean, Jew), from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), derived from Ἰουδά (Ioudá, Judah) + -ιος (-ios), the former from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yəhūḏāh). By surface analysis, ייִד (yid) +‎ ־יש (-ish).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɪdɪʃ/
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Proper noun

ייִדיש (yidishn

  1. Yiddish, a spoken language of the Ashkenazi Jewish people.
    • 2020 April 24, Mikhail Krutikov, “װי פּאָליטיש זײַנען ייִדישע לימודים?”, in Forverts:
      אין סאָװעטן־פֿאַרבאַנד איז ייִדיש דערקלערט געװאָרן ווי „די‟ ייִדישע שפּראַך, אַנטקעגן העברעיִש, װאָס איז געװאָרן טריף־פּסול װי די שפּראַך פֿון רעליגיע און ציוניזם.
      in sovetn-farband iz yidish derklert gevorn vi „di‟ yidishe shprakh, antkegn hebreish, vos iz gevorn treyf-posl vi di shprakh fun religye un tsienizm.
      In the Soviet Union Yiddish was declared to be "the" Jewish language, opposed to Hebrew, which became anathema as the language of religion and Zionism.

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Adjective

ייִדיש (yidish)

  1. Jewish
    • 2020 April 24, Mikhail Krutikov, “װי פּאָליטיש זײַנען ייִדישע לימודים?”, in Forverts:
      אין סאָװעטן־פֿאַרבאַנד איז ייִדיש דערקלערט געװאָרן ווי „די‟ ייִדישע שפּראַך, אַנטקעגן העברעיִש, װאָס איז געװאָרן טריף־פּסול װי די שפּראַך פֿון רעליגיע און ציוניזם.
      in sovetn-farband iz yidish derklert gevorn vi „di‟ yidishe shprakh, antkegn hebreish, vos iz gevorn treyf-posl vi di shprakh fun religye un tsienizm.
      In the Soviet Union Yiddish was declared to be "the" Jewish language, opposed to Hebrew, which became anathema as the language of religion and Zionism.
  2. Yiddish
    • 2020 April 24, Mikhail Krutikov, “װי פּאָליטיש זײַנען ייִדישע לימודים?”, in Forverts:
      די מאָדערנע ייִדישע ליטעראַטור איז געװען פּאָליטיש אַנגאַזשירט פֿון די סאַמע ערשטע יאָרן.
      di moderne yidishe literatur iz geven politish angazhirt fun di same ershte yorn.
      Modern Yiddish literature has been politically engaged from the very first years.

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