זון

From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén, from *sóh₂wl̥.

די זון איז אַ שטערן וואָס וואַרפֿט אימער אַרויס ענערגיע וואָס באַשאַפֿט שטראַלן.

The sun is a star that constantly gives off energy that creates rays.

di zun iz a shtern vos varft imer aroys energye vos bashaft shtraln.

(astronomy) the Sun (the star at the center of the Solar System)


טאַנטע

yi-noun

טאַנטע • (tante) f, plural טאַנטעס (tantes)

tante (romanization)
tantes (romanization)

→ English: tante


טאַטע־מאַמע

Dvandva compound of טאַטע (tate) + מאַמע (mame)


מוטער

yi-noun

מוטער • (muter) f, plural מוטערס (muters)

muter (romanization)
muters (romanization)

From Old High German muoter, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.


פֿאָטער

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פֿאָטער • (foter) m

yi-noun

פֿאָטער • (foter) m, plural פֿאָטערס (foters)

foter (romanization)
foters (romanization)

From Old High German fater, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.


טאַטע

טאַטע • (tate) m, plural טאַטעס (tates), diminutive טאַטעלע (tatele)

tate (romanization)
tates (romanization)
tatele (romanization)

Likely from a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *tata.

אונדזערע טאַטעס טרינקען קאַווע און שמועסן אויף ייִדיש.

Our dads drink coffee and chat in Yiddish.

undzere tates trinken kave un shmuesn oyf yidish.

איך דאַרף רעדן מיט דײַן טאַטן.


מאַמע

מאַמע • (mame) f, plural מאַמעס (mames), diminutive מאַמעלע (mamele)

mame (romanization)
mames (romanization)
mamele (romanization)


ברודער

ברודער • (bruder) m, plural ברידער (brider), diminutive ברודערל (bruderl)

bruder (romanization)
brider (romanization)
bruderl (romanization)

From Old High German bruodar, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

ער איז מײַן ברודער.


זיידע

זיידע • (zeyde) m, plural זיידעס (zeydes)

zeyde (romanization)
zeydes (romanization)

From a Slavic language; compare Belarusian дзед (dzjed) and Polish dziad.

דיידע

especially Vienna, Bratislava and surroundings, Eastern Hungary


באָבע

bobe (romanization)
bobes (romanization)

Either inherited from eastern Middle High German bābe (“old woman”) or independently borrowed from a Slavic language. In both cases eventually from Proto-Slavic *baba (“old woman”).


אור־אייניקל

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אור־אייניקל • (ur-eynikl) n

yi-noun

אור־אייניקל • (ur-eynikl) n, plural אור־אייניקלעך (ur-eyniklekh)

ur-eynikl (romanization)
ur-eyniklekh (romanization)

אור־ (ur-, “great-”) + אייניקל (eynikl, “grandchild”)


אור־באָבע

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אור־באָבע • (ur-bobe) f

yi-noun

אור־באָבע • (ur-bobe) f, plural אור־באָבעס (ur-bobes)

ur-bobe (romanization)
ur-bobes (romanization)

אור־ (ur-, “great-”) + באָבע (bobe, “grandmother”)


מחותּן

yi-noun

מחותּן • (mekhutn) m, plural מחותּנים (makhetonem)

mekhutn (romanization)
makhetonem (romanization)

From Hebrew מחותן / מְחֻתָּן (m'khután).

he-m

מחותן / מְחֻתָּן (m'khután)

male relative by marriage, especially son-in-law's or daughter-in-law's father


אייניקל

yi-noun

אייניקל • (eynikl) n, plural אייניקלעך (eyniklekh)

eynikl (romanization)
eyniklekh (romanization)

From Middle High German enikel, enenkel, eninkel, from Old High German *eninkil (attested only in diminutive Old High German eniklīn), from Proto-Germanic *aninkilaz. Cognate with German Enkel (“grandchild”).


שוויגער

From Middle High German swiger, from Old High German swigar, from Proto-West Germanic *swegru, from Proto-Germanic *swegrō, from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱrúh₂.


טאָכטער

טאָכטער • (tokhter) f, plural טעכטער (tekhter), diminutive טעכטערל (tekhterl)

tokhter (romanization)
tekhter (romanization)
tekhterl (romanization)

From Middle High German tohter, from Old High German tohter, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr. Compare Dutch dochter, English daughter, Swedish dotter.


שנור

שנור • (shnur) f, plural שנורן (shnurn) or שניר (shnir)

shnur (romanization)
shnurn (romanization)
shnir (romanization)

From Middle High German snur, from Old High German snur. Compare dialectal German Schnur (“sister-in-law”).


שוועגערין

שוועגערין • (shvegerin) f, plural שוועגערינס (shvegerins)

shvegerin (romanization)
shvegerins (romanization)

By surface analysis, שוואָגער (shvoger) + ־ין (-in). Compare German Schwägerin.


שוואָגער

yi-noun

שוואָגער • (shvoger) m, plural שוואָגערס (shvogers), feminine שוועגערין (shvegerin)

shvoger (romanization)
shvogers (romanization)
shvegerin (romanization)

From Middle High German swāger, from Old High German suāgur, from Proto-Germanic *swēgraz (“husband's brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros (“husband's father”).


שוועסטער

yi-noun

שוועסטער • (shvester) f, plural שוועסטער (shvester), diminutive שוועסטערל (shvesterl)

shvester (romanization)
shvesterl (romanization)

From Old High German swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr. Compare German Schwester.


שווער

שווער • (shver) m, plural שווערן (shvern)

shver (romanization)
shvern (romanization)

From Middle High German sweher, from Old High German swehur, from Proto-Germanic *swehuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros.


אָנקל

From French oncle (compare German Onkel).


בכור

בכור • (pkhor) m, plural בכורים (pkhoyrem)

pkhor (romanization)
pkhoyrem (romanization)

bor

Hebrew בְּכוֹר


פּלימעניצע

yi-noun

פּלימעניצע • (plimenitse) f, plural פּלימעניצעס (plimenitses)

plimenitse (romanization)
plimenitses (romanization)

/pʎɪmɛˈnɪt͡sə/

From a Ukrainian племі́нниця (plemínnycja) or another Slavic cognate.


פּלימעניק

פּלימעניק • (plimenik) m, plural פּלימעניקעס (plimenikes), feminine פּלימעניצע (plimenitse)

plimenik (romanization)
plimenikes (romanization)
plimenitse (romanization)

From a Ukrainian племі́нник (plemínnyk) or another Slavic cognate.


עלטערן

From the comparative form of אַלט (alt).


אורעלטערן

great-grandparents (parents of a grandparent)


באָבע־זיידע

Dvandva compound of באָבע (bobe) + זיידע (zeyde)


זיידע־באָבע

Dvandva compound of זיידע (zeyde) + באָבע (bobe)


מחותּנתטע

yi-noun

מחותּנתטע • (mekhuteneste) f, plural מחותּנתטעס (mekhutenestes)

mekhuteneste (romanization)
mekhutenestes (romanization)

/məχʊˈtɛnəstə/

/məχɪˈteɪ̯nəstə/

From Hebrew מחותנת \ מְחֻתֶּנֶת (m'khuténet) + ־טע (-te).

der

מחותנת \ מְחֻתֶּנֶת

מחותּן מחותּן#Yiddish

female relative by marriage, especially son-in-law's or daughter-in-law's mother; female equivalent of מחותּן (mekhutn)


קרובֿ

yi-noun

קרובֿ • (korev) m, plural קרובֿים (kroyvim), feminine קרובֿה (kroyve), feminine plural קרובֿות (kroyves)

korev (romanization)
kroyvim (romanization)
kroyve (romanization)
kroyves (romanization)

From Medieval Ashkenazi Hebrew קָרוֹב (kóroyv), from Tiberian Hebrew קָרוֹב (qôróv).

Ashkenazi Hebrew
Medieval Hebrew
Tiberian Hebrew


פֿעטער

פֿעטער • (feter) m, plural פֿעטערס (feters)

feter (romanization)
feters (romanization)

From Middle High German veter, vetere, from Old High German fetiro (“father's brother”), fatureo, from Proto-West Germanic *faderjō. Cognate with German Vetter (“cousin”).


איידעם

yi-noun

איידעם • (eydem) m, plural איידעמען (eydemen)

eydem (romanization)
eydemen (romanization)

From Middle High German eidem, from Old High German eidam, from Proto-West Germanic *aiþum. Cognate with Luxembourgish Eedem.


עלטער־זיידע

עלטער־זיידע • (elter-zeyde) m, plural עלטער־זיידעס (elter-zeydes)

elter-zeyde (romanization)
elter-zeydes (romanization)

/ˈɛɫtəʁˌzɛɪ̯də/

עלטער (elter, “older”) + זיידע (zeyde, “grandfather”)


שוועסטערקינד

yi-noun

שוועסטערקינד • (shvesterkind) n, plural שוועסטערקינדער (shvesterkinder)

shvesterkind (romanization)
shvesterkinder (romanization)

From שוועסטער (shvester, “sister”) + קינד (kind, “child”).


שטיפֿמאַמע

yi-noun

שטיפֿמאַמע • (shtifmame) f, plural שטיפֿמאַמעס (shtifmames)

shtifmame (romanization)
shtifmames (romanization)


שטיפֿשוועסטער

שטיפֿשוועסטער

שטיפֿשוועסטער • (shtifshvester) f, plural שטיפֿשוועסטער (shtifshvester)


מיזינקע

מיזינקע • (mizinke) f, plural מיזינקעס (mizinkes)

mizinke (romanization)
mizinkes (romanization)


מיזיניק

מיזיניק • (mizinik) m, plural מיזיניקעס (mizinikes), feminine מיזינקע (mizinke)

mizinik (romanization)
mizinikes (romanization)
mizinke (romanization)

Most likely from Russian мизи́нец (mizínec), with the -ец (-ec) ending changed for ־ניק (-nik). Semantically, likely inherited from Old East Slavic мѣзиньць (mězinĭcĭ, “youngest son”) as opposed to the modern meaning of мизи́нец (mizínec).

bor

youngest son (or child of any gender) of the family


האַרלע

yi-noun

האַרלע • (harle) m, plural האַרלעס (harles)

harle (romanization)
harles (romanization)

האַר (har, “sir”) suffixed with a diminutive cognate to ־עלע (-ele), equivalent to German Herrlein.

Coordinate term: פֿראַלע (frale, “(Western Yiddish) grandmother”)

(Western Yiddish, now chiefly Alsace and pockets near Amsterdam) grandfather

Western Yiddish; now chiefly Alsace and pockets near Amsterdam; Western Yiddish; now chiefly Alsace and pockets near Amsterdam


פֿראַלע

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פֿראַלע • (frale) f

yi-noun

פֿראַלע • (frale) f, plural פֿראַלעס (frales)

frale (romanization)
frales (romanization)

פֿרוי (froy, “miss; woman”) (pronounced *פֿראַו (*frau) in Western Yiddish) suffixed with a diminutive cognate to ־עלע (-ele), morphologically (but not semantically) equivalent to German Fräulein.

Coordinate term: האַרלע (harle, “(Western Yiddish) grandfather”)

גראָסמוטער

much of Western Yiddish, but also pockets in Eastern Europe

(Western Yiddish, now chiefly Alsace and pockets near Amsterdam) grandmother