גאָון

See also: גאון‎

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew גָּאוֹן‎ (ga'ón).

Pronunciation
  • (Litvish, YIVO) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔ.ən/
  • (Southern Yiddish) IPA(key): /ˈɡu.ən/

Noun

גאָון • (goen) m, plural גאונים‎ (geoynim)

  1. genius
  2. Gaon (a title usually given to heads of Talmudic academies in Babylon)

Derived terms
  • גאוניש‎ (geoynish)
  • גאונות‎ (geoynes)
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