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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German videle, from Old High German fidula, Proto-West Germanic *fiþulā (“fiddle”). Compare English fiddle and German Fiedel f. The masculine gender may be due to an interpretation of Polish fidel.
Noun
פֿידל • (fidl) m or f, plural פֿידלען (fidlen)
- violin, fiddle
Derived terms
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “פֿידל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .