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Yiddish
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German gesellescaft, from Old High German giselliscaft. By surface analysis, געזעל (gezel, “journeyman”) + ־שאַפֿט (-shaft). Compare German Gesellschaft, Dutch gezelschap.
Noun
געזעלשאַפֿט • (gezelshaft) f, plural געזעלשאַפֿטן (gezelshaftn)
- society, community (group of people sharing culture)
- (business) company
- Synonym: פֿירמע (firme)
- אַנאָנימע געזעלשאַפֿט ― anonime gezelshaft ― public limited company (literally, “anonymous company”)
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