הינטיש

Yiddish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪntɪʃ/

Adjective

הינטיש • (hintish)

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

Declension

Declension of הינטיש
predicative הינטיש
hintish
case masculine neuter feminine plural
indefinite definite post./nom.
nominative הינטישער
hintisher
הינטיש
hintish
הינטישע
hintishe
הינטישס
hintishs
הינטישע
hintishe
הינטישע
hintishe
accusative הינטישן
hintishn
dative הינטישן
hintishn
הינטישער
hintisher

References

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