דײַטש

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German diutsc, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“popular”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂. Doublet of טײַטש (taytsh).

Pronunciation

1. (YIVO, Litvish) IPA^(key): /daɪ̯t͡ʃ/
2. (Poylish) IPA^(key): /daːt͡ʃ/
3. (Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /dat͡ʃ/

Adjective

דײַטש • (daytsh)

1. German
2. Germanic

Declension

Declension of דײַטש

predicative					דײַטש daytsh
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	דײַטשער daytsher	דײַטש daytsh	דײַטשע daytshe	דײַטשס daytshs	דײַטשע daytshe	דײַטשע daytshe
accusative	דײַטשן daytshn
dative			דײַטשן daytshn		דײַטשער daytsher

Synonyms

• (German, Germanic): דײַטשיש (daytshish)

Derived terms

• דײַטשע אימפּעריע (daytshe imperye)

Noun

דײַטש • (daytsh) m, plural דײַטשן (daytshn)

1. German (person)
2. (dated) assimilated Jew

Synonyms

• (German person): גערמאַנעץ (germanets) (often derogatory)

Proper noun

דײַטש • (daytsh) n

1. the German language

Derived terms

• הויכדײַטש (hoykhdaytsh)
• אַלטדײַטש (altdaytsh, “Old High German”)