גײַסט

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Geist.[1]

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

Noun

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

  1. spirit
  2. ghost

Derived terms

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