Definitions for "Yiddish"
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A language used by German and other Jews, being a Middle German dialect developed under Hebrew and Slavic influence. It is written in Hebrew characters.
Second to Hebrew as the language of Jewish people. Yiddish is an adaptation of German, and has many dialects.
Judeo-German; a High German language with vocabulary borrowed from Hebrew and the Slavic languages, written in Hebrew letters, and spoken mainly by Jews from eastern and central Europe.
A language that developed in the Jewish community of Europe and Russia, based on Russian, German, Polish and some Hebrew.
The vernacular of Ashkenazic Jews; it is a combination of several languages, especially Hebrew and German, written in Hebrew script.
German-based language of Ashkenazi Jews, written in the Hebrew alphabet.
A language blending Hebrew with medieval Germanic and Slavic elements.
Lit. "Jewish." The dialect of German spoken by the Jews that became their mother tongue.
Language used frequently by Eastern European Jews incorporating elements of Hebrew and German.
The language of East European Jews and their descendents; a combination of Middle High German, Hebrew and Polish.
a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
A language made of German and Herbrew elements, written in Hebrew characters and used by East European Jews.
(YID-ish) The commonly spoken language of Ashkenazic Jews.
Oldest vernacular language in Europe, derived from medieval High German. Spoken by East European Jews before the Second World War; few people speak it today.
a language made of German and Hebrew elements, written in Hebrew characters, and used by Eastern European Jews
A language of Ashkenazi Jews, related to Medieval High German (ca. 10th century). It has evolved over many centuries, incorporating words and grammatical elements from many languages, including many Hebrew words. It is also sometimes called Judeo-German.
A Germanic dialect written with Hebrew characters and the language of the shtetl and other Jewish communities in Central and Eastern Europe.
Originating among Ashkenazic Jews, this language is based on German using Hebrew letters.
Language of Jews derived from High German dialects and Hebrew and some slavic languages, written in Hebrew characters
A language that combines elements of German and Hebrew.
A language based on medieval Rhineland German used by Jews in eastern, northern, and central Europe and in areas to which Jews from these regions migrated. It also contains elements of Hebrew, Russian, and Polish, and it is commonly written in Hebrew characters.
(yid'-ish), Yid. Judeo-German, the language of the Jews of Eastern Europe. The basis is an archaic form of German, on which are grafted many words of Hebrew origin, and words from the vernacular of the country.
The "international language" of Ashkenazic Jews, based primarily on German with words taken from Hebrew and many Slavic languages, and written in the Hebrew Alphabet.
Jewish A language spoken by Jews.
the language of the Jews of Eastern Europe, and now spoken by their descendants in various parts of the world. An outgrowth of Middle High German. Yiddish, which contains Hebrew and Slavic words, is written in Hebraic characters and is read from right to left. It has been spoken by Jews for nearly 1000 years.