Yiddish Dictionary — DE

dog

and

when

goodbye (used in response to a good-bye; used all morning, day, and evening)

good day

goodbye (used in the evening and night), goodnight

have a sweet Passover!

to nudge

in short, in sum

many; much; a lot

many times, oft, repeatedly

apparently, seemingly, on the face of it

to nudge

off

ancestor, patriarch

oblast (a region or province)

abstract

limb

gooseberry (plant of the genus Ribes)

to adapt

adapter

lawyer, attorney

my lord; mister (title)

through

eagle (bird)

earth

capillary

autograph

if

face to face, privately

August (month)

blink of an eye, instant

oven

car, auto

car

automaton

autonomous (self-governing)

autonomy

autonomous

author

also

exhausted (in a state of exhaustion)

to think up, make up, devise, invent

on, upon

at night, by night

to look up, find

unlucky

nation, people, folk

unforgettable

and

et cetera

decline, downfall, doom

bottom

university

letter (symbol used for writing)

so-called

Asian

lake

blackberry

the Oneness of God

last but not least

atom

atomic

both … and

above, over, in excess of, more than

translation

day after tomorrow, overmorrow

idyll (carefree or lighthearted experience)

identity

is: third-person singular present of זײַן (zayn)

own

donkey

ice cream

one (when counting)

one (e.g. the big one)

one (e.g. the big one)

I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

email

to

island

international (between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations)

infinitive (uninflected verb form)

Islamist (person with Islamic fundamentalist beliefs)

Muslim (believer of Islam)

synonym of איצט (itst): now

you (second-person plural pronoun)

eight

eightieth

but, but if

aluminium (silvery metal)

old fart, old fogey, geezer

all

thousand (pl. אַלפֿים)

alcoholism

wet nurse

religion, faith; creed

One of the Amoraim, sages of the Gemara.

American

American

truth

a, an

without limit, endless

others; some

otherwise (differently, in another way)

start, beginning

beginner

come on, well, then

recently, the other day

recent

ontology (study of being)

ontological (of, or relating to, ontology)

to clothe

anti-Semite

anti-Semitism

ancient, antique

escaped

an escape

to escape, to flee

to oppose something, pit against

anthropology

apology

to pardon, excuse

ensemble

beginner

lighter, cigarette lighter

without center

uncle

to name something/somebody something

to touch

forbidden

airplane

afikomen

April

synonym of איצט (itst): now

October

actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or film)

activity

shoulder

aromatic

orange (colour)

orange

pea, chickpea

pea soup

to move out (of a house, etc.)

pronunciation

to pronounce

hug, embrace

to hug, embrace

under, underneath

orthodox person

orthodoxy

orthodox

artistic (relating to art or artists)

original (object from which all later copies and variations are derived)

original

aristocratic

Armenian man

arm

woman (usually Jewish)

Ashkenazi (person)

Ashkenazi, Ashkenazic

citron (fruit)

to influence

grandparents (parents of one's parent)

bath, bathhouse

bathing cap

bathing suit

to hide (transitive)

visit

to visit

visitor

banjo

cot, bunk

banker (one who conducts the business of banking)

population (all people living within a political or geographical boundary)

pay (to give money in exchange for goods or services)

cheek (part of face)

pear

baron (male ruler of a barony)

mountain

barefoot

to illuminate, to shed light on

decision

decide (to resolve or settle)

just because, under the pretext that

garment, item of clothing

wedding jester

cow, head of cattle

tree

book

tugboat (small, powerful boat)

Boer; Afrikaner

creator (the deity that created the world)

palace, chateau

beet (Beta vulgaris)

bush, shrub

young man, youngster; bachelor

for free

confident

biography (personal life story)

biological

bialy

basin, tub

bagel

both (each of two; one and the other)

by day

bone

by night

to bite

bookish

picture

vivid, graphic, picturesque

ticket (pass for transportation)

bima (the platform in a Synagogue where the Torah is read)

bee

biscuit (UK), cookie (US)

egg

bicycle

bicycle

rifle

beer

beth (second letter of the Hebrew script)

firstborn son

leaf

false accusation, frameup

blood

bloody

blue

bare, uncovered, empty

flower

pencil

leaflet

substitute

sons

building

bed

to request

Used to create compounds with Hebrew-origin nouns to create nouns referring to a person…

Sabbath candle

to bless

basically, intrinsically, fundamentally, as a matter of fact, in essence

bear

bearded

request, plea

liquor, strong drink

genesis

bread

breadbox

brown

blessed

baruch Hashem, thank God

breast (body part)

creation

brotherhood (an association of any purpose, a fraternity)

letter (message)

glasses, eyeglasses

choice, option, alternative

bris

blessing

board, plank

spices

while

gift, bounty

genius

oh my God, God in heaven

chicken soup (a golden soup with chicken as main ingredient)

goldsmith

razor

razor blade

to shave

shaving cream

chin

hero

heroic

good

a gentile, non-Jew.

golem

body

divorce

priest (Christian, especially Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox)

also

Talmud

garden

thief, fraudster

steal (to illegally take possession of)

geometry (branch of mathematics)

region, area

poem (literary piece written in verse)

usual, common, normal

usual, common, normal

win

old (former)

weaponry

face

ghetto (area of a city in which Jews were concentrated)

yellow

enough

genetics (branch of biology)

genetic (relating to genetics or genes)

gefilte fish

dangerous

noise

(male) German

abscess, ulcer

gray

dig (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

grammar

to rhyme

size, greatness

soil, earth

bang (hair that hangs down over the forehead)

green

vegetable

border; boundary

Dr., Dr: title used for those with doctoral degrees, including medical doctors…

to pray, daven

down

Thursday

this, that

thirsty

flag

dagesh (Hebrew diacritical mark)

you, thou (second-person singular subject pronoun)

example

generation (stage in genealogical succession)

difficulty, extremity

(stressed in pronunciation) this

German

thin (having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite)

Tuesday

blood

opinion, knowledge, influence

December

the

therefore

explanation, statement

dramatic (of or relating to the drama)

south

three

thirteen

religion; creed

to have

hotel (establishment providing accommodation)

half

to hug, embrace

rooster, cock

honey

hatred

to hope

assurance

ability to understand, comprehension

pronunciation (system of; esp. Hebrew)

hat

house

high, elevated

capital (city)

to party, to frolic, to carouse; to be loud and boisterous in enjoyment

attire, manner of dress

hen

dog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris)…

decision

here

small hat, cap

hay

yeast (fungus)

heal, cure (make better)

domestic

today

shark

to warm, heat up

marriage (state of being married)

sky

canine (pertaining to dogs)

puppy

historical

deer, buck, stag

Halacha

Hebrew

heroic

half

shirt

success

beginning

voivode (a local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe)

forest

wolf

to wander, travel

wall (of a building; especially an inner wall)

bathtub

water

which (used with a singular noun; compare וואָסערע (vosere))

which (used with plural nouns, compare וואָסער)

weapon

word

worm

where

to live, dwell, reside

wound

sausage

hot dog, frankfurter, frank

violet

to swing, as though in a cradle; to rock back and forth

show, point out (to display)

wine

white

the Belarusian language

wheat (grain)

to say "vey"

wintertime (the season of winter)

wish

whiskey

how much, how many

website (a collection of pages on the World Wide Web)

future

bicycle

which

to want

verb (a word that indicates an action, event, or a state)

dictionary

part of speech

verst (Russian unit of length)

laundry (that which needs to be laundered)

washer, laundryman (person who washes for a living)

to say

thing

collector (person or thing that collects)

juice

juicy, succulent, tasty

Zohar

seed

sauerkraut (a dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage)

to seek, search

summer

summertime (the period or season of summer)

sun (a star)

sunset

prostitute, whore, harlot

Sunday

sunny

sunset

seven

clockwise

grandparents (parents of one's parent)

are: first-person plural and third-person plural present of זײַן (zayn)

very

silver

sense, consciousness

sweetness

lemon

Sitzfleisch (the power of perseverance)

merit

male

term (period of time)

song

saw (tool)

to saw (to cut with a saw)

soda, seltzer water (carbonated water)

six

old person

frog

jargon

Jew, kike, yid

cheder (an elementary school for Jewish children, teaching basic Judaism and Hebrew)

new

month

sinner

A Chumash; the Torah (Pentateuch) in book form, as opposed to a Torah scroll.

chuppah, wedding canopy

rule; law; regulation; custom

Chazal

pig

sin

novelty, innovation

animal

army

life

wise man

wisdom

challah

dream

part, piece, portion, fraction

donkey, jackass, fool

chametz (foods with leavening agents that are forbidden on the Jewish holiday of Passover)

generosity, favor

Hasid

Hasidism, Chassidus

Hassidism

Hassidic

a Hassidic dance

object, physical thing

regret

whiz, person with a keen mind

excommunication, expulsion from the Jewish community

desire

signature

groom, bridegroom, fiancé

day

tattoo

valley

dance

topographic (of, or relating to topography)

taxi

may

bag, pocketbook

pocket money

nature (essential characteristics)

purity

noisy, loud, boisterous

dark

A pale greenish-blue colour, like that of the gemstone.

dough (mix of flour and other ingredients)

a small pastry boiled in honey syrup

date (fruit of the date palm)

river

some

dear

table

tallit/tallis

error, mistake

flavor; taste

temple (worship place)

fir

dancer (person who dances)

thermometer

traditional (of or pertaining to tradition)

syllable

dry

console (to comfort)

to dry

to meet (encounter by accident)

trinket, toy, bauble

cholent, a sabbath stew

touch

turtle, tortoise

yes

January

Japanese (of or relating to Japan)

Japanese person

year

yearlong

yarmulke

decade

lizard

friend

news, announcement

a Jew

broth, especially chicken broth, or any clear soup consisting primarily of it

July

day

June

someone going down

a Jew

Yiddish

A Jewish woman or housewife, especially an annoying, gossipy, naive or foolish one.

awe

sea, ocean

base, foundation

each

exodus

Exodus (the departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses)

urge

anger (a strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or…

inheritance

Jerusalem

liquor, especially brandy or whisky

yeshiva

Israeli

at least

halva (confection)

to catch, grab; to snag, capture

take a nap

honor

worthwhile, profitable, advisable.

so that

priesthood

wave (in a liquid, as in bodies of water)

dog

weapon

not at all

standard

almost, nearly

chronology (arrangement into chronological order)

chrestomathy (collection of choice passages from an author or authors)

kosher

kosher for Passover

kashrut (the Jewish dietary laws); kosherness

ketubah, Jewish marriage contract

no, not so

logarithm (for a number x, the power to which a given base number must be raised in order…

laureate, prizewinner

to let, allow

shovel, spade

moon

lehavdil; excuse the comparison

the Biblical tablets of the Ten Commandments

wage

lawyer (professional person authorized to practice law)

to run, to hurry

luftmensch

A blessing, a toast, and an expression of goodwill.

love, fondness, affection

to lie (to be in a horizontal position)

song

Litvak (a Lithuanian Jew)

Lithuanian (non-Jewish person from Lithuania)

literary (relating to literature)

lion

lioness

to put, lay

ladder (climbing tool)

reader (person who reads a publication)

linguistics

jester, practical joker

lyric, lyrical

for, to, dedicated to

for the sake of

liver

legend (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Leninist (an adherent of Lenin or Leninism)

spoon

recently (in the recent past)

lecture (a spoken lesson)

language (system of communication using words or symbols)

The Hebrew language, often including Aramaic

for, for the sake of, for the purpose of

cell phone

magnetic (of, relating to, caused by, operating by, or having the property of magnetism)

motorcycle

food, meal, dish (specific type of food)

meal (food that is prepared and eaten)

moment (very brief period of time)

monopoly

mango (fruit)

manganese (chemical element)

manganese (chemical element)

Monday

morning

March

machine

flood, deluge

nullify

megillah

desert

country

level

Midrash (body of Rabbinic literature)

what?

if... even

mohel

death

museum

music

brain

courage, bravery

motherland

mouth

bookseller

institution

fear, apprehension

currency

astrological sign

east

author

crowd, multitude

coin

ugliness

tired, exhausted, weary

suddenly

collaborate (to work together on a piece of work)

bed, especially one upon which a corpse is placed

Wednesday

May

girl

maiden, girlish

my

circumcision

million

army

military

millimetre (unit of measure)

milk

meme

species, kind, type

minute (unit of time)

Minskite, Minsker (person from Minsk)

mineral water (water containing dissolved minerals)

appliance, device, tool, utensil

sorcerer, wizard

tipsy; drunk

angel

state, government

war

king

kingdom, realm (often in a religious sense)

melamed (teacher in a cheder)

A government.

manna

songsmith, melody crafter, singer

rest

menorah, candelabrum, hanukkiah

Mincha (afternoon prayer)

tax

apt, capable, charmed

tradition

furniture (an item, or items, (usually) in a room)

possible

medicine, medication

Money collected prior to Passover and distributed to the poor for Passover necessities.

methodology (a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who…

methodical (in an organized manner)

metaphysics (branch of philosophy that studies first principles)

mosque

flour, meal

manly, masculine

fate, plight

brass (alloy of copper and tin)

to rescue, save

only used in מצליח זײַן (matsliekh zayn)

mikveh (ritual bath)

place, locale

source (metaphorical)

crazy

crazy

madman, lunatic

craziness, madness, nonsense, crazy talk, senseless activity, irrationality

messiah

long (describing the duration of something)

fable, allegory, metaphor, parable

probably, likely

liquor

dead body, corpse, cadaver

present, gift

November

nature

night (period between sundown and sunrise)

nightshirt

nocturnal

name

Nazism

foolish, silly

foolishness

dowry

injury, wound

nu? Interrogative particle, as in "So, nu?". Often expresses surprise or doubt.

version, style

pleasure, satisfaction (especially the pleasure that a parent derives from a child)

inclination

melody; tune

Christmas, Nittel

Christmas tree

neutron (subatomic particle)

no

nine

ninth (one of nine parts equal to a whole)

ninthly

to sneeze

sneezing fit

nikkud, pointing (system of vowel points used in Hebrew script)

unimportant

miracle

only used in נעלם ווערן (nelem vern)

eternity

victory

diacritical mark

revenge

soul

owl (bird)

socialism (political philosophy of social and economic equality)

socialist, socialistic (of, promoting, practicing, or characteristic of socialism)

saxophone (a musical instrument of the woodwind family)

charm, amulet

Subbotnik

secret

horse

end

sushi

merchandise, goods, commodity

statistics (mathematical science)

statistical (of or pertaining to statistics)

peanut butter (a spread made from ground peanuts)

symbolic (pertaining to a symbol)

symbol, abbreviation

poison

semikhah (the ordination of a rabbi)

poison (to use poison to kill or paralyse)

banquet, feast

Semitic

September

second (unit of time)

skirt (clothing)

spectacle

A book, usually on religious or spiritual topics in Judaism.

Sephardic

worship, service, work

witness

evangelical

immigrant to Israel

public

the Omer

pleasure; enjoyment

bird

an expression of disdain; so what! it’s of no consequence!

electron (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms)

eleven

nation, people

emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

narrow

English (language)

answer

likeness; similarity; resemblance

you (plural)

it: third-person singular pronoun referring to a neuter noun

business, work, profession, occupation

epidemiology (branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in…

epidemiologic, epidemiological (of or pertaining to epidemiology)

apple

apple tree

apple cider

you (second-person plural pronoun)

A suggestion, a piece of advice or counsel.

in itself, as such

execution (act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty)

a stubborn or obstinate person.

he (third-person singular masculine pronoun)

Only used in set phrases.

gentile, non-Jew

first

a brute; a meathead

the future

Mrs.: abbreviation of פֿרוי (froy)

sidelock

armpit

Palestinian (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent)

people, folk

family

pastrami (seasoned smoked cut of beef)

to happen, to occur

Easter

poetic (relating to poetry or poets)

parrot (bird)

penis, dick, cock

parody (expression making fun of something else)

parapsychology (study of that which cannot yet be explained)

color (spectral composition of visible light)

the act of going down

the past

to pass, to elapse

pleasure

to forget

dawn, daybreak

partisan, guerrilla (irregular soldier, especially in the Second World War)

in love

to fall in love

shut one's mouth, be silent

to ride, drive, travel (to go by vehicle or animal)

busy

to take up or occupy (as attention or time)

poison (to use poison to kill or paralyse)

steam

fart

enthusiastic

lousy; screwed up; washed up

depressed, distraught

research, study

to understand, to comprehend

concept

bird

of

just, exactly, precisely, promptly, punctually

fox

tin can

heel (part of the foot)

piano

birdie, little bird

fire

whistle

to whistle

livestock, especially cattle

pilot (controller of aircraft)

finger, toe

five

fifth (one of five parts equal to a whole)

pistol

dragon (mythical creature)

pizza (baked Italian dish)

four

to lead, guide

fish

fisherman

bottle

flea

wing

related to Passover; fit for Passover

psyche (the human soul, mind, or spirit)

adjudication, sentence

February

field

penis

window

black pepper

corned beef

horse

fourthly

fourteenth (one of fourteen parts equal to a whole)

peach

rehearsal

job, profession, occupation

percent (a part or other object per hundred)

practice (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

fruit

piety

Friday

prince (male ruler or head of a principality)

princess (female member of royal family)

first (before anything else)

face, mug

number (abstract entity)

twentieth

twentieth (one of twenty parts equal to a whole)

two

twelve

Precedes a superlative adjective in the dative singular to create a superlative adverb.

glad, pleased

future

sugar

face

back (to or in a previous condition, time, or place)

used to introduce a yes-no question

Gypsy (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group)

Zionism

Zionist

newspaper

cinnamon (spice)

tzitzit, fringes on the tallit

boob, tit

image

plant

ten

center

to quarrel, to squabble

sadness, sorrow

tragedy, trouble, misfortune, distress

cobalt (chemical element)

coffee

blacksmith (iron forger)

coffee pot

Cossack

category

duck

cauliflower

calculus (formal mathematical system)

mosquito

canary (bird)

continental (of or relating to a continent or continents)

constitution (formal or informal system of primary principles and laws regulating a…

box

cosmos, outer space

head (body part)

hat

cardboard (material resembling heavy paper)

cardboard (made of or resembling cardboard)

map (visual representation of an area)

rye (the grass Secale cereale or its grains as food)

Kabbalah

martyr

saintliness

malaria

community

a Jewish community

cow

kugel

flower

basket

voice, cry

commotion, racket (especially a loud one)

culture

copper (chemical element)

copper (made of copper)

course, direction

short

kiss

kibbutz (Israeli commune)

woman in childbirth, woman who has just given birth, new mother

chin

jawbone (bone of the lower jaw)

summary

intestine, innards, bowels

mourner (someone filled with or expressing grief or sadness, or a hired mourner)

class (group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes)

smart, clever, wise

curse

to grieve

knish

servant

to fight

pocket

Someone from Chisinau.

necktie

crocodile

victim

war

to crawl, creep

difficult

question, problem

radio

bicycle

pink

council

to rescue, save

romantic

rocket (non-guided missile or vehicle propelled by a rocket engine)

one of the Rishonim, Jewish sages after the Geonim but prior to the Shulchan Aruch

firstly

Mister

rabbi

group, community

Rabbeinu, our master, our teacher, our rabbi

moment (brief, unspecified amount of time)

feeling

ghost; devil; demon

spirituality, focus on faith

raw, uncooked

rose

red (color / colour)

Russian

to call

impression

mercy, mercifulness

scent; smell; odor

correct (free from error)

cow or ox, head of cattle

rip, tear

harm; wrong; disservice

rain

rainbow

to speak

thought, idea

religion

restaurant (an eating establishment in which diners are served food at their tables)

rehearsal

desire

list

An evil, wicked or bad person.

chess (two-player board game)

question, especially one of Halacha

to shake or sway (e.g. head or a lulav)

sharp (able to cut easily)

tribe

Saturday

demon (in Jewish folklore)

Swabian (of or pertaining to Swabia, the Swabians, or their dialect)

brother-in-law

black

A black man.

steam bath, Turkish bath

to sweat

sister-in-law

mushroom

sister

heavy

sword

shoe

guilt

not at all (intensifies a negative construction)

enemy, foe, adversary, opponent

shofar

Semitic root

black man

morning prayers

city, (large) town

city park

vacuum cleaner

to be amazed, to be astonished

keep quiet, be silent

storm (strong wind)

district, territory

stone

satan

porcupine

star

method

beautiful, pretty, cute, handsome

ship

sailor (worker on a ship)

to protect

shiksa (non-Jewish girl)

song

a song

shechinah (divine presence of God)

salary

sense, common sense, good sense

neighbour

payment, reward, recompense

snake

sleep

to sleep

peace

suspenders

ineffectual, inept person, bungler

bad

cream, sweet cream

idiot

batch of things that go together

to smear, grease

cream cheese

penis, dick, cock

small penis, little dick

hate, hatred, abomination

liquor, schnapps, whiskey

snow

snowflake (crystal)

necktie, tie

secondly, in the second place

hour (a unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes))

to slaughter

to give (as a gift), grant

draw (to rely on)

scissors, shears

Spanish (of or relating to Spain)

to (take a) walk, hike, stroll

mirror

hospital

game

pin, needle

spider

spiderweb (net-like construct of a spider)

point, tip

pointed, pointy

sense, feel (to instinctively be aware)

bacon (cut of meat)