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Yiddish
Yiddish Language spoken by Jews living in central and e Europe and other countries (including the USA) with Jewish communities. It first developed in w Europe in the 10th and 11th centuries, and was taken e with migrating Jews. It is basically a variety of German, with many Hebrew, Aramaic, French, Italian, and Slavic words added. Written using the Hebrew alphabet, it contains many English borrowings. Many words and expressions have passed into American English.
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"Yiddish." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Yiddish." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Yiddish.html "Yiddish." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Yiddish.html |
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Yiddish
Yiddish (contracted from Yidish-daytsh, i.e. Jewish-German). Language used by Ashkenazi Jews. Yiddish is related to German, but has many Slavic, Hebrew, and Aramaic words, and it is written in the Hebrew script.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Yiddish." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Yiddish." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Yiddish.html JOHN BOWKER. "Yiddish." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Yiddish.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "Yiddish." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "Yiddish." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Yiddish.html T. F. HOAD. "Yiddish." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Yiddish.html |
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Yiddish
Yiddish
•bish, dish, fish, Frisch, Gish, knish, pish, squish, swish, wish
•clayish, greyish (US grayish)
•puppyish • babyish
•dandyish, sandyish
•toadyish • fogeyish • monkeyish
•sissyish • Gypsyish • prettyish
•heavyish • dryish
•lowish, slowish
•sallowish • yellowish • narrowish
•boyish • tomboyish
•bluish, Jewish, newish, shrewish
•Pollyannaish • prima donna-ish
•nebbish
•slobbish, snobbish, yobbish
•rubbish • furbish
•baddish, caddish, faddish, kaddish, laddish, radish, saddish
•blandish, brandish, outlandish, Standish
•Cavendish • Netherlandish
•horseradish • hardish • reddish
•Wendish • old-maidish • Swedish
•fiendish • Yiddish • widish
•childish, mildish, wildish
•cloddish, oddish
•baldish • roundish
•modish, toadish
•coldish, oldish
•prudish • goodish • Kurdish
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"Yiddish." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Yiddish." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Yiddish.html "Yiddish." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Yiddish.html |
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