Yiddish

Noun CEFR B1

ˈjɪd.ɪʃ

Definitions

A West Germanic, or more specifically High German, language that developed from Middle High German dialects, with an admixture of vocabulary from multiple source languages including Hebrew-Aramaic, Romance, Slavic, English, etc., and mostly written in Hebrew characters which is used mainly among Ashkenazic Jews from central and eastern Europe.

Equivalents

Españolídish yidis yídish

Françaisyiddish

DeutschJargon Jiddisch JidischJudendeutsch Judenteutsch jüdisch-deutsch jüdisch-teutsch Jüdischdeutsch Jüdischteutsch

31 more languages

AfrikaansJiddisj

العربيةإِيدِيش اَليِدِيشِيَّة لغة يهود أوروبّايِدِيشِيَّة

Беларускаяідыш

Bosanskijidiš јидиш

Catalàídix jiddisch

Češtinajidiš

Danskjiddisch

Ελληνικάγίντις

Esperantojida

Suomijiddiš jiddišinkielinen juutalaissaksa

GaeilgeGiúdais

עבריתאידיש אידישאי ז׳רגוןיידיש

Hrvatskijidiš јидиш

Magyarjiddis

Հայերենիդիշ

Íslenskajiddíska

Italianoyiddish

日本語イディッシュ語

한국어이디시어

Lietuviųjidiš

NederlandsJiddisch Jiddisj

Polskijidysz żydowski

Portuguêsídiche iídiche yiddish

Românăidiș

Русскийидиш

Slovenčinajidiš

Српскиjidiš јидиш

Svenskajiddisch judetyska

TürkçeYiddiş Yidiş

Українськаідиш їдиш

Tiếng Việttiếng Yiddish

Examples

“Yiddish is a High German language […] two varieties of Yiddish developed […]”

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