Yiddish

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Etymology

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Most likely borrowed from Lithuanian gaišti (to waste (e.g. time), to delay) + ־ען (-en).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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גײַסענען (gaysenen) (past participle געגײַסענט (gegaysent) or געגײַסנט (gegaysnt))

  1. (dialectal) to waste one's time

Conjugation

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References

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  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “גײַסענען”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “גײַסענען” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].