גאַנדז
Yiddish
Alternative forms
- גאַנז (ganz)
Etymology
From Middle High German gans, from Old High German gans, from Proto-West Germanic *gans. Cognate with German Gans.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡand͡z/
- (Northeastern) IPA(key): [ˈɡand͡z]
- (Mideastern) IPA(key): [ˈɡant͡s]
- (Southeastern) IPA(key): [ˈɡɔnd͡z]
- Hyphenation: גאַנדז
Noun
גאַנדז • (gandz) f, plural גענדז (gendz), diminutive גענדזל (gendzl)
Derived terms
- פֿעט־גאַנדז (fet-gandz)
- קראָפּ־גאַנדז (krop-gandz)
References
- Paul Abelson (1915), “goose”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 579