פֿידל

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German videle, from Old High German fidula, Proto-West Germanic *fiþulā (“fiddle”). Compare English fiddle and German Fiedel f. The masculine gender may be due to a interpretation of Polish fidel.

Noun

פֿידל • (fidl) m or f, plural פֿידלען (fidlen)

1. violin, fiddle

Derived terms

• פֿידלער (fidler)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “פֿידל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].