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- [yid-ish]
- /ˈyɪd ɪʃ/
- /ˈjɪd.ɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yid-ish]
- /ˈyɪd ɪʃ/
Definitions of yiddish word
- noun yiddish a High German language with an admixture of vocabulary from Hebrew and the Slavic languages, written in Hebrew letters, and spoken mainly by Jews in eastern and central Europe and by Jewish emigrants from these regions and their descendants. 1
- adjective yiddish of, relating to, or characteristic of Yiddish. 1
- adjective yiddish Jewish 1
- noun yiddish Jewish language 1
- uncountable noun yiddish Yiddish is a language which comes mainly from German and is spoken by many Jewish people of European origin. 0
- noun yiddish a language spoken as a vernacular by Jews in Europe and elsewhere by Jewish emigrants, usually written in the Hebrew alphabet. Historically, it is a dialect of High German with an admixture of words of Hebrew, Romance, and Slavonic origin, developed in central and E Europe during the Middle Ages 0
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Origin of yiddish
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; < Yiddish yidish; see yid, -ish1
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Parts of speech for Yiddish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yiddish popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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