הינטיש

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

הונט (hunt) +‎ ־יש (-ish) with umlaut. Compare German hündisch.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

הינטיש (hintish)

  1. canine (pertaining to dogs)
  2. (idiomatic) nasty, evil
  3. (idiomatic) loathsome, detestable
  4. (idiomatic) mean, vile, base

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “הינטיש”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN