פֿרוי

Yiddish

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Litvish) IPA^(key): /frɔj/
• (Netherlandic) IPA^(key): /frɔʊ̯/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /froː/, /froʊ̯/
• (Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /fruː/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German vrouwe, vrowe, from Old High German frouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ, a feminine form of *frawjô (“lord”), from Proto-Indo-European *prōw- (“master, judge”).

Noun

פֿרוי • (froy) f, plural פֿרויען (froyen)

1. woman
2. wife

Synonyms

• ווײַב (vayb)

Etymology 2

Honorific title

פֿרוי • (froy) f

1. Mrs.
2. Madam

Synonyms

• מאַדאַם (madam)

Coordinate terms

• הער (her)