Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German vūl, from Old High German fūl, from Proto-West Germanic *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *puH-lo-s (rotten, putrid). Cognate with German faul, English foul.

Pronunciation edit

  • (YIVO, Northern Yiddish) IPA(key): /fɔɪ̯ɫ/
  • (Southern Yiddish) IPA(key): /foːɫ/, /foʊ̯ɫ/

Adjective edit

פֿויל (foyl)

  1. rotten
  2. lazy

Declension edit