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)