פּוילישער

Yiddish

Etymology

Clipping of פּוילישער ייִד‎ (poylisher yid), with the feminine פּוילישע‎ (poylishe) formed by back-formation.

Noun

פּוילישער • (poylisher) m, plural פּוילישע‎ (poylishe), feminine פּוילישע‎ (poylishe)

  1. Polish Jew

Usage notes
  • Yiddish rigorously distinguishes between Jews and non-Jews in national terminology. A Polish non-Jew is not a poylisher, but rather a פּאָליאַק‎ (polyak).
  • This noun declines in much the same way as the adjective פּויליש, but without the separate predicate form. For example, the dative and accusative singular are פּוילישן‎ (poylishn).
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