Ashkenazi

See also: ashkenazí

English

Etymology

From Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז‎ ('ashk'naz). Biblical Ashkenaz was the son of Gomer, grandson of Japheth, and great-grandson of Noah. Ashkenaz's descendants were identified with Germans by medieval Jewish tradition.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌæʃkɪˈnɑːzi/, /ˌæʃkɪnəˈziː/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌɑːʃkɪˈnɑːzi/, /ˌɑːʃkɪnəˈziː/

Adjective

Ashkenazi (comparative more Ashkenazi, superlative most Ashkenazi)

Of or relating to Jews of German and Eastern Europe origin, and their traditions, customs, and rituals.

Translations

of, or relating to Jews from Germany or Eastern Europe

French: ashkénaze (fr)
German: aschkenasisch (de)
Greek: ασκενάζι m, f (askenázi)
Hebrew: אשכנזי‎‎ (he)
Italian: ashkenazita, askenazita
Ladino: ashkenazi
Polish: aszkenazyjski (pl)

Portuguese: ashkenazi
Russian: ашкенази́йский (aškenazíjskij)
Slovak: aškenázsky
Spanish: asquenazí (es), askenazí (es)
Swedish: ashkenazisk
Yiddish: אַשכּנזיש‎‎ (ashkenazish)

Noun

Ashkenazi (plural Ashkenazim)

An Askhenazi Jew.

Translations

Jew from Germany or Eastern Europe

Finnish: aškenasi, aškenasijuutalainen
French: ashkénaze (fr)
German: Aschkenasi (de) m
Greek: ασκενάζι m, f (askenázi)
Hebrew: אשכנזי‎‎ (he)
Italian: ashkenazita m, f, askenazita m, f
Ladino: ashkenazi

Polish: aszkenazyjczyk m
Portuguese: ashkenazi m, f
Russian: ашкена́з (ru) (aškenáz)
Slovak: Aškenáz m, Aškenázka f
Swedish: ashkenazisk jude
Yiddish: אַשכּנזי‎‎ m (ashkenazi)

Related terms

Ashkenazic

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