גאַס

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German gazze, from Old High German gazza, from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā, from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ. Compare German Gasse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡas/

Noun

גאַס • (gas) f, plural גאַסן (gasn), diminutive געסל (gesl) or געסקע (geske)

  1. street
  2. The outdoors

Usage notes

The diminutive is not used for the meaning of "the outdoors".

Derived terms

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