גײַסט
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Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Geist.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (YIVO, Northeastern, Poylish, Ukraynish) IPA(key): [ɡaɪst]
Noun
[edit]גײַסט • (gayst) m, plural גײַסטער (gayster)
Derived terms
[edit]- גײַסטיק (gaystik)
References
[edit]- ^ Weinreich, Max (2008) History of the Yiddish Language, volume II, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pages 459–460