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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Yid•dish (yid′ish),USA pronunciation n. - Language Varietiesa High German language with an admixture of vocabulary from Hebrew and the Slavic languages, written in Hebrew letters, and spoken mainly by Jews in eastern and central Europe and by Jewish emigrants from these regions and their descendants.
adj. - Language Varietiesof, pertaining to, or characteristic of Yiddish.
- Yiddish yidish; see yid, -ish1
- 1885–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Yiddish /ˈjɪdɪʃ/ n - a language spoken as a vernacular by Jews in Europe and elsewhere by Jewish emigrants, usually written in the Hebrew alphabet. Historically, it is a dialect of High German with an admixture of words of Hebrew, Romance, and Slavonic origin, developed in central and E Europe during the Middle Ages
adj - in or relating to this language
Etymology: 19th Century: from German jüdisch, from Jude Jew |