Kashubian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Geschäft.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡɛˈʃɛft/
  • Rhymes: -ɛft
  • Syllabification: ge‧szeft

Noun

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geszeft m inan

  1. interest, business, affair (something to deal with or take care of)
    Synonym: jinteres
  2. interest, business (profitable venture)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “interest”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
  • geszeft”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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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

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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