פֿוס

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German fuoz, from Old High German fuoz (compare German Fuß), from Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts (“foot”), from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Pronunciation

• (Litvish) IPA^(key): [fʊs]
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): [fɪs]

Noun

פֿוס • (fus) m, plural פֿיס (fis), diminutive פֿיסל (fisl)

1. (anatomy) foot
2. (anatomy) leg
3. (with plural פֿוס (fus)) foot (unit of measurement)

Derived terms

• פֿוסבאָל (fusbol)
• פֿוסיק (fusik)