גאָון

See also: גאון

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew גָּאוֹן (ga'ón).

Pronunciation

  • (Northeastern, 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)

References

  • Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 43
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