geszeft

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Geschäft, from Middle High German gescheft, from Old High German giscaft, from Proto-West Germanic *gaskafti. Ultimately cognate with English shape.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛ.ʂɛft/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛʂɛft
  • Syllabification: ge‧szeft

Noun

geszeft m inan (diminutive geszefcik)

  1. (colloquial, dated, derogatory) unfair business
  2. (archaic) small store

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • geszefciarski
nouns
  • geszefciarstwo
  • geszefciarz

Further reading

  • geszeft in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • geszeft in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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