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An Ăn Yidiș noun effectively has three principal parts: the singular indefinite form, the singular definite accusative form and the plural form. In the definite accusative plural the noun itself is the same as the indefinite plural.
An Ăn Yidiș noun effectively has three principal parts: the singular indefinite form, the singular definite accusative form and the plural form. In the definite accusative plural the noun itself is the same as the indefinite plural.


A majority of nouns including most Hebrew loans use -ă or zero for the genitive singular (the plural has to be memorized, but -ăn is the most common non-Semitic plural):
A majority of nouns including most Hebrew loans use '''' for the genitive singular. The plural has to be memorized, but ''-ăn'' is the most common non-Semitic plural.
{| class="wikitable " style=" text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable " style=" text-align: center;"
! colspan="3" | כּאָש ''coș'' (m.) 'cheese'
! colspan="3" | כּאָש ''coș'' (m.) 'cheese'