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Meanings of
Yiddish
in English
Russian
идиш
Portuguese
língua iídiche
Catalan
jídix
Spanish
yiddish
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High German-derived language used by Ashkenazi Jews.
yi
yidish
idish
yidish-taitsh
judaeo-german
ashkenazish language
judeo-german
yidish taytsh
Related terms
language
macrolanguage
modern language
Russian
идиш
Usage of
Yiddish
in English
1
The sign-boards were in English and
Yiddish
,
some of them in Russian.
2
They chaffed the poet in polished
Yiddish
throughout the first two acts.
3
The butchers looked her over, chattered in
Yiddish
and asked the price.
4
We couldn't speak English, but he was from Brooklyn and spoke
Yiddish
.
5
Once on the platform, she began speaking in
Yiddish
,
fast and earnestly.
6
Only she had three children and her songs were all in
Yiddish
.
7
There were also plays in rhyme, though
Yiddish
knows not blank verse.
8
He did the
Yiddish
Theatre productions in the Bronx in 1930; Gert.
9
Suddenly Matilda addressed herself to me in
Yiddish
:
Look here, young man!
10
She was speaking English-ofcourse, for he wouldn't be expected to know
Yiddish
.
11
The older children had not yet forgotten their Russian, and everybody spoke
Yiddish
.
12
I spoke in Germanic
Yiddish
now, reversing my earlier emphasis on Hebrew words.
13
This may be seen generally in the case of
Yiddish
alone.
14
Many were in
Yiddish
,
the most hopelessly corrupt and hybrid jargon ever evolved.
15
The Anglo-Jewish
Yiddish
Literary Society v. The Mystics and Saints of India vi.
16
Hands fluttered in lively gestures and a storm of
Yiddish
words broke loose.
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yiddish
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yiddish word
yiddish newspaper
yiddish theatre
yiddish phrases
yiddish term
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Translations for
Yiddish
Russian
идиш
Portuguese
língua iídiche
iídiche
língua asquenazita
idioma asquenazita
Catalan
jídix
judeoalemany
ídix
jiddisch
Spanish
yiddish
jídish
jidish
idioma asquenazí
jiddisch
idioma yiddish
yides
yídish
yidish
idioma yidish
idioma yídish
idioma yidés
idioma yidis
yidis
yidés
idioma yides
yidico
yídico
jídich
jidich
judeoalemán
lengua yidish
judeoaleman
idish
ídish
Yiddish
through the time
Yiddish
across language varieties
United States of America
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