Jew

See also Jew

English

Alternative spellings

• Jew

Etymology

c.1175 (in plural, giwis), from Template:Xno[[Category:Template:Xno derivations|Jew]] [[iuw#Template:Xno|iuw]], from Old French giu, from Latin Judaeum (nominative Judaeus), from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαίος (Ioudaios), from Template:Arc[[Category:Template:Arc derivations|Jew]] [[jehudhai#Template:Arc|jehudhai]] (Hebrew  (y'hudi), “‘Jew’”), from  (Y'hudah), “‘Judah’”)), lit. "celebrated," name of Jacob's fourth son and of the tribe descended from him. Replaced Old English Iudeas (“‘the Jews’”). Originally, "Hebrew of the kingdom of Judah." Template:Rfscript

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /dʒuː/, SAMPA: /dZu:/

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• Homophones: Jew, dew
• Rhymes: -uː

Verb

Infinitive to Jew

Third person singular -

Simple past -

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to Jew (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

1. Template:Offensive To bargain, to attempt to gain an unfair price in a business deal.

Related terms

• jew down

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