ייִדן

See also: יידן

Yiddish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈjidn̩]

Proper noun

ייִדן • (yidn)

  1. accusative/dative singular of ייִד (yid).
  2. plural of ייִד (yid): Jews

Usage notes

Use of the inflected accusative and dative form is optional and may be entirely obsolete in some dialects.[1][2]

References
  1. Dovid Katz (1987) Grammar of the Yiddish Language‎, London: Duckworth, →ISBN, pages 97-100
  2. Zoë Belk, Lily Kahn & Kriszta Eszter Szendrői. “Complete loss of case and gender within two generations: evidence from Stamford Hill Hasidic Yiddish.” The Journal of Comparative Germanic Linguistics 23, 271–326 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10828-020-09119-9
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