jidysz

Polish

Alternative forms

• jidisz

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *yad-

Hebrew יָדָה (yadá)

Hebrew יהודהder.

Ancient Greek Ἰουδά (Ioudá)

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios)

Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos)bor.

Latin iūdaeusder.

Old High German judeo

Proto-Indo-European *-iskos

Proto-Germanic *-iskaz

Proto-West Germanic *-isk

Old High German -isc

Old High German judeisc

Middle High German jüdesch

Yiddish ייִדיש (yidish)bor.

Polish jidysz

Borrowed from Yiddish ייִדיש (yidish).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈji.dɘʂ/

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• Rhymes: -idɘʂ
• Syllabification: ji‧dysz

Noun

jidysz m inan (indeclinable, related adjective jidyszowy)

1. Yiddish (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)

   Synonym: żydowski

   Język jidysz powstał wśród Żydów aszkenazyjskich, którzy żyli wśród narodów niemieckich. ― The Yiddish language arose amongst Ashkenazi Jews who were living amongst German peoples.

Declension

Declension of jidysz

	singular
nominative	jidysz
genitive	jidyszu
dative	jidyszowi
accusative	jidysz
instrumental	jidyszem
locative	jidyszu
vocative	jidyszu

or

Indeclinable.

Derived terms

nouns

• jidyszysta
• jidyszystka
• jidyszyzm

Further reading

• “jidysz”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “jidysz”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• jidysz in PWN's encyclopedia