Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Geist.[1]

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

גײַסט (gaystm, plural גײַסטער (gayster)

  1. spirit
  2. ghost

Derived terms edit

References edit

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