גיך

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German gæhe, from Old High German gāhi, from Proto-Germanic *ganhuz. Compare German jäh (“abrupt”), Jähe (“abruptness”). Also cognate with Bavarian gach (“sudden, abrupt”), Dutch gauw (“soon”) and probably English gay, jay.

Adjective

גיך • (gikh) (comparative גיכער‎ (gikher), superlative גיכסט‎ (gikhst))

  1. quick, fast

Declension
Declension of גיך
predicative גיך
gikh
case masculine neuter feminine plural
indefinite definite post./nom.
nominative גיכער‎
gikher		 גיך
gikh		 גיכע‎
gikhe		 גיכס‎
gikhs		 גיכע‎
gikhe		 גיכע‎
gikhe
accusative גיכן‎
gikhn
dative גיכן‎
gikhn		 גיכער‎
gikher

Further reading

Noun

גיך • (gikh) f

  1. speed, haste

Derived terms
  • אין גיכן‎ (in gikhn)
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