פֿויל

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German vūl, from Old High German fūl, from Proto-West Germanic *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *puH-lo-s (rotten, putrid). Cognate with German faul, English foul.

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Northern Yiddish) IPA(key): /fɔɪ̯ɫ/
  • (Southern Yiddish) IPA(key): /foːɫ/, /foʊ̯ɫ/

Adjective

פֿויל • (foyl)

  1. rotten
  2. lazy

Declension

Declension of פֿויל
predicative פֿויל
foyl
case masculine neuter feminine plural
indefinite definite post./nom.
nominative פֿוילער
foyler
פֿויל
foyl
פֿוילע
foyle
פֿוילס
foyls
פֿוילע
foyle
פֿוילע
foyle
accusative פֿוילן
foyln
dative פֿוילן
foyln
פֿוילער
foyler