גײַסט

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Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Geist.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

גײַסט (gaystm, plural גײַסטער (gayster)

  1. spirit
  2. ghost

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Weinreich, Max (2008) History of the Yiddish Language, volume II, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pages 459–460