Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German süezi, from Old High German suozi, from Proto-West Germanic *swōtī, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus. Compare German süß. Cognates include Dutch zoet, English sweet, and Swedish söt.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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זיס (zis) (comparative זיסער (ziser), superlative זיסט (zist))

  1. sweet
  2. cute

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