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Yiddish vs High German

High German vs Yiddish

Yiddish and High German both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Yiddish Yes No No No
High German Yes No No No
As nouns, High German is a hypernym of Yiddish; that is, High German is a word with a broader meaning than Yiddish:
  • Yiddish: a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
  • High German: the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
Other hypernyms of Yiddish include German, German language, High German language.
Yiddish (noun) High German (noun)
a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
Difference between Yiddish and High German

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