פֿוס

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German fuoȥ, from Old High German fuoȥ (compare German Fuß), from Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts (“foot”), from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Pronunciation

Noun

פֿוס • (fus) m, plural פֿיס (fis), diminutive פֿיסל (fisl)

  1. (anatomy) foot
  2. (anatomy) leg
  3. (with plural פֿוס (fus)) foot (unit of measurement)

Derived terms

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