גײַסט

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Geist.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (YIVO, Litvish, Poylish, Ukraynish) IPA(key): [ɡaɪst]

Noun[edit]

גײַסט • (gayst) m, plural גײַסטער (gayster)

  1. spirit
  2. ghost

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Weinreich, Max (2008), History of the Yiddish Language, p. 459–460.
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