Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German Geist.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (YIVO, Litvish, Poylish, Ukraynish) IPA(key): [ɡaɪst]
גײַסט • (gayst) m, plural גײַסטער (gayster)
- spirit
- ghost
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Weinreich, Max (2008), History of the Yiddish Language, p. 459–460.