געשעפֿט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German gescheft, from Old High German giscaft, from Proto-West Germanic *gaskafti. Cognate with German Geschäft.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃɛft/

Noun

געשעפֿט • (gesheft) m, plural געשעפֿטן (gesheftn)

  1. shop (establishment that sells goods)
    Synonyms: קלייט (kleyt), קראָם (krom)

Descendants
  • → Belarusian: гешэ́фт (hješéft)
  • → Romanian: gheșeft (possibly)
  • → Ukrainian: ґеше́фт (gešéft) (possibly)
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