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