פֿיש

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German visch, from Old High German fisk, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪʃ/
• Hyphenation: פֿיש

Noun

פֿיש • (fish) m, plural פֿיש (fish) or פֿישן (fishn)

1. fish

Usage notes

• Similar to English fishes, the plural פֿישן (fishn) is used to denote varieties of fish, or fish dishes.

Derived terms

• געפֿילטע פֿיש (gefilte fish)
• ענגעלפֿיש (engelfish)
• פֿישער (fisher)