Modern English-Yiddish Yiddish-English Dictionary
by Uriel Weinreich
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The standard reference guide, with more than 20,000 entries ranging from colloquial to literary Yiddish, plus: a grammar guide, a pronunciation key, and instructions for usage nbsp; Dr. Uriel Weinreich's Modern English-Yiddish Yiddish-English Dictionary has been praised by both scholars and Yiddish writers for its completeness, its remarkable insight into the meanings of Yiddish words and expressions, and its precise presentation of Yiddish grammar and pronunciation. It is the work of one of show more this century's most admired scholars of Yiddish language and culture, and took twenty years to complete. nbsp; Comprehensive and reliable, the Modern English-Yiddish Yiddish-English Dictionary is the standard reference guide to contemporary Yiddish, an essential volume for the beginner and the expert alike. show lessTags
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This is an excellent resource. Not transliterated though so one really needs to know the alphabet. A classic.
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Modern English-Yiddish Yiddish-English Dictionary
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 439.1321
Classifications
- Genres
- Reference, Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 439.1321 — Language German & related languages Other Germanic languages Yiddish Dictionaries of Yiddish Yiddish - English and Old English Yiddish - English
- LCC
- PJ5117 .W4 — Language and Literature Oriental languages and literatures Oriental philology and literature Hebrew Other languages used by Jews Yiddish
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- 295
- Popularity
- 108,825
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (4.25)
- Languages
- English, Multiple languages, Yiddish
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
- 3
