דאָרש

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• דראָש (drosh), דראָשן־פֿיש (droshn-fish)

Etymology

From Middle High German dorsch, borrowed from Middle Low German dorsch, itself from Old Norse þorskr, from Proto-Germanic *þurskaz. Compare German Dorsch. Alternative form דראָש (drosh) formed via metathesis of דאָרש (dorsh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔrʃ/

Noun

דאָרש • (dorsh) m, plural דאָרשן (dorshn)

1. cod (marine fish of the family Gadidae)

   Synonym: שטאָקפֿיש (shtokfish)

Usage notes

• The alternative forms are only recorded in the JNW.

Related terms

• פֿישטראָן (fishtron, “cod liver oil”)

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “dorš”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 243
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “דאָרש” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “דאָרש”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN