Words for family members and other relatives in Yiddish, a Jewish language that developed from Medieval German with influences from Hebrew
&bsp; | (Yiddish) ײִדיש |
---|---|
family | (Mishpokhe) משפחה |
parents | (Eltern) עלטערן |
father | (Foter) פאָטער (Tate) טאַטע |
mother | (Muter) מוטער (Mame) מאַמע |
children | (Kinder) קינדער |
son | (Zun) זון |
daughter | (Tokhter) טאָכטער |
husband | (Man) מאַן |
wife | (Froi) פרוי (Vayb) ווַייבּ |
brother | (Bruder) ברודער |
sister | (Shvester) שוועסטער |
uncle | (Feter) פעטער |
aunt | (Tante) טאַנטע |
cousin | (Kuzyne) קוזינע |
nephew | (Plymenyk) פּלימעניק |
niece | (Plymenytse) פּלימעניצע |
grandfather | (Zayde) זיידע |
grandmother | (Bubbe) בּאָבע |
grandchildren | (Ayniklakh) אייניקלאך |
grandson | (Aynikl) אייניקל |
granddaughter | (Aynikl) אייניקל |
father-in-law | (Shver) שווער |
mother-in-law | (Shviger) שוויגער |
brother-in-law | (Shvoger) שוואָגער |
sister-in-law | (Shvegerin) שוועגערין |
co-in-laws (parents of a child's spouse) |
mekhutanim |
father of a child's spouse | (mekhutn) מחותּן |
mother of a child's spouse | (mekhutnste) מחותּנתטע |
Information about Yiddish | Phrases | Numbers | Family words | Tower of Babel | Learning materials
Family words in Germanic languages
http://www.ielanguages.com/germanic_family.html
Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, English, Faroese, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Scots, Swedish, Yiddish
Family words in other languages
[top]
Why not share this page:
If you like this site and find it useful, you can support it by making a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or by contributing in other ways. Omniglot is how I make my living.
Note: all links on this site to Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk
and Amazon.fr
are affiliate links. This means I earn a commission if you click on any of them and buy something. So by clicking on these links you can help to support this site.
Get a 30-day Free Trial of Amazon Prime (UK)
If you're looking for home or car insurance in the UK, why not try Policy Expert?
[top]