פֿירשט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German vürste, from Old High German furisto, from the substantivised weak inflection of Proto-West Germanic *furist, from Proto-Germanic *furistaz (“first”). Compare German Fürst.

Noun

פֿירשט • (firsht) m, plural פֿירשטן (firshtn), feminine פֿירשטין (firshtin)

Derived terms

פֿירשטנטום n (firshtntum, “state, county, duchy”)

Descendants

→ English: First

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