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
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