Polish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Geschäft, from Middle High German gescheft, from Old High German giscaft, from Proto-West Germanic *gaskafti, from Proto-Germanic *gaskaftiz. Compare English gesheft, Yiddish געשעפֿט (gesheft).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛˈʂɛft/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛʂɛft
  • Syllabification: ge‧szeft

Noun edit

geszeft m inan (diminutive geszefcik)

  1. (business, colloquial, dated, derogatory) unfair business
    Synonym: szwindel
  2. small-scale venture
    Hypernym: interes
  3. (archaic) tiny store
    Hypernym: interes

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

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Related terms edit

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Further reading edit

  • geszeft in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • geszeft in Polish dictionaries at PWN