yiddishism

Yid·dish·ism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yid-i-shiz-uh m]
- /ˈyɪd ɪˌʃɪz əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yid-i-shiz-uh m]
- /ˈyɪd ɪˌʃɪz əm/

Definitions of yiddishism word

noun yiddishism a word, phrase, or linguistic feature characteristic of or peculiar to Yiddish. 1
noun yiddishism the advocacy of Yiddish language and literature. 1
noun yiddishism a Yiddish word, phrase, or idiom 0
noun yiddishism A word or phrase that is characteristically Yiddish but used in another language. 0

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Origin of yiddishism

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; Yiddish + -ism

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Parts of speech for Yiddishism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Yiddishism

yiddishism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.