גאָון

See also: גאון

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew גָּאוֹן (ga'ón).

Pronunciation

• (Northeastern, YIVO) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔ.ən/
• (Southern Yiddish) IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.ən/

Noun

גאָון • (goen) m, plural גאונים (geoynim)

1. genius
2. Gaon (a title usually given to heads of Talmudic academies in Babylon)

Derived terms

• גאוניש (geoynish)

Related terms

• גאונות (geoynes)
• גאָון־הדור (geoynay-hador)

References

• Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 43