דײַטש
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German diutsc, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“popular”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂. Doublet of טײַטש (taytsh).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
דײַטש • (daytsh)
Declension edit
Declension of דײַטש
Synonyms edit
- (German, Germanic): דײַטשיש (daytshish)
Derived terms edit
- דײַטשע אימפּעריע (daytshe imperye)
Noun edit
דײַטש • (daytsh) m, plural דײַטשן (daytshn)
- German (person)
- (dated) assimilated Jew
Synonyms edit
- (German person): גערמאַנעץ (germanets) (often derogatory)
Proper noun edit
דײַטש • (daytsh) n
- the German language