פֿױל

Yiddish

Etymology

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”). Compare German faul.

Pronunciation

• (Litvish) IPA^(key): /fɔɪ̯l/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /foːl/, /foʊ̯l/

Adjective

פֿױל • (foyl)

1. putrid
2. lazy

Declension

Declension of פֿױל

predicative					פֿױל foyl
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	פֿױלער foyler	פֿױל foyl	פֿױלע foyle	פֿױלס foyls	פֿױלע foyle	פֿױלע foyle
accusative	פֿױלן foyln
dative			פֿױלן foyln		פֿױלער foyler

Related terms

• פֿױלן (foyln)