גאָט

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą.

Pronunciation

Noun

גאָט (gotm, plural געטער (geter)

  1. god
    • , from Yehoyesh's translation
      ניטאָ אַזאַ ווי דו, יהוה, צווישן די געטער.
      nito aza vi du, adoynoy, tsvishn di geter.
      None are like Thee, Lord, among all the gods.
  2. God
  3. (Khurbn) A ghetto prisoner who avoided work by paying for a replacement.

References

  • Pollin-Galay, H. (2024). Occupied Words: What the Holocaust did to Yiddish, pp.86, 235. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN: 978-1512825909