Ashkenazi
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Ashkenazi¹
- /ˌæʃkɪˈnɑːzi/ UK
- /ˌæʃkɪnəˈziː/ UK
- /ˌɑːʃkɪˈnɑːzi/ US
- /ˌɑːʃkɪnəˈziː/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַזִּי ('ashk'nazí), from Biblical Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז (ʾaškənaz). The biblical Ashkenaz was the son of Gomer, the grandson of Japheth, and the great-grandson of Noah. Ashkenaz's descendants were identified with the Germans by medieval Jewish tradition. Ashkenaz was also the name used for the Rhine river, which was the starting point of central and eastern European settlement by Jews, who are thought to have arrived in the region from Italy, and then spread east as they fled violent oppression and followed more favorable ownership laws. By surface analysis, Ashkenaz + -i.
adjective more Ashkenazi · most Ashkenazi
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Of or relating to Jews of German origin, and their traditions, customs, and rituals. Their traditional vernacular is Yiddish, and they historically dominated Jewish life in Europe north of the Mediterranean, in contrast to the Sephardim.
The book significantly extends on Rosenstein’s monumental 1990 work, “The Unbroken Chain,” which focused on the genealogies of the major Ashkenazi rabbinic dynasties from medieval times to the present.
Similar: Ashkenazic
noun Ashkenazim · Ashkenazis · Ashkenazi
- An Ashkenazi Jew.
proper noun Ashkenazis
- A surname from Hebrew.
AshkeNazi²
adjective more AshkeNazi · most AshkeNazi
- Alternative form of Ashke-Nazi
noun AshkeNazis
- Alternative form of Ashke-Nazi
Translations
Every language
adj of, or relating to Jews of German origin
| Español | asquenazí, askenazi |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 阿什肯納茲猶太人 /阿什肯纳兹犹太人 |
| Português | ashkenazi |
| Français | ashkénaze |
| Deutsch | aschkenasisch |
| Italiano | ashkenazita, askenazita |
| Ελληνικά | ασκενάζι askenázi |
| Русский | ашкена́зский aškenázskij, ашкенази́йский aškenazíjskij |
| العربية | أَشْكِنَازِيّ ʔaškināziyy |
| עברית | אַשְׁכְּנַזִּי 'ashk'nazí |
noun Jew of German origin
| Português | ashkenazi |
|---|---|
| Français | ashkénaze |
| Deutsch | Aschkenasi |
| Italiano | ashkenazita, askenazita |
| Ελληνικά | ασκενάζι askenázi |
| Română | așkenaz |
| Русский | ашкенази́ aškenazí, ашкена́з aškenáz |
| العربية | أَشْكِنَازِيّ ʔaškināziyy |
| עברית | אַשְׁכְּנַזִּי 'ashk'nazí |
Talk about this word "Ashkenazi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ashkenazi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Ashkenazi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ashkenazi "Ashkenazi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ashkenazi.Cite this
@misc{ashkenazi_2026,
title = {Ashkenazi},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ashkenazi},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
