English

Adjective

Yiddish ‎(comparative more Yiddish, superlative most Yiddish)

1. Of or pertaining to the Yiddish language.
2. (informal) Jewish.

Translations

Noun

Yiddish ‎(uncountable)

1. A West Germanic 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 written in Hebrew characters which is used mainly among Ashkenazic Jews from central and eastern Europe.

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See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Yiddish terms
• ייִד (Yid) m

French

yiddish

Adjective

yiddish m, f ‎(plural yiddishs)

1. Yiddish (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language)

Noun

yiddish m ‎(uncountable)

1. Yiddish (language)

Italian

Etymology

From Yiddish ייִדיש ‎(yidish).

Adjective

yiddish ‎(invariable)

1. Yiddish

Noun

yiddish m ‎(invariable)

1. Yiddish

Spanish

Noun

yiddish m ‎(uncountable)

1. Alternative form of yidis