יונג

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German junc, from Old High German jung, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós. Modern cognates include German jung, English young.

Pronunciation

(YIVO) IPA^(key): /jʊŋɡ/
(Poylish) IPA^(key): /jɪŋɡ/

Noun

יונג • (yung) m, plural יונגען‎ (yungen), diminutive ייִנגל‎ (yingl) or ייִנגעלע‎ (yingele)

a youth

Adjective

יונג • (yung) (comparative ייִנגער‎ (yinger), superlative ייִנגסט‎ (yingst))

young

Declension

Declension of יונג


predicative					יונג yung
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
case	masculine	indefinite	definite	post./nom.	feminine	plural
nominative	יונגער‎ yunger	יונג yung	יונגע‎ yunge	יונגס‎ yungs	יונגע‎ yunge	יונגע‎ yunge
accusative	יונגן‎ yungn		יונגע‎ yunge	יונגס‎ yungs	יונגע‎ yunge
dative	יונגן‎ yungn		יונגן‎ yungn		יונגער‎ yunger

Antonyms

אַלט‎ (alt, “old”)

Related terms

באָד-יונג‎ (bod-yung, “bathhouse youth”)
יונגאַטש‎ (yungatsh, “scamp”)

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