Kashubian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from German Geschäft.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ɡɛˈʃɛft/
    • Rhymes: -ɛft
    • Syllabification: ge‧szeft

    Noun

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    geszeft m inan

    1. interest, business, affair (something to deal with or take care of)
      Synonym: jinteres
    2. interest, business (profitable venture)

    Declension

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    Declension of geszeft
    singular plural
    nominative geszeft geszeftë
    genitive geszeftu geszeftów
    dative geszeftowi geszeftóm
    accusative geszeft geszeftë
    instrumental geszeftã geszeftama
    locative geszefce geszeftach
    vocative geszefce geszeftë

    Further reading

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    • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “interest”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
    • geszeft”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

    Polish

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from German Geschäft, from Middle High German gescheft, from Old High German giscaft, from Proto-West Germanic *gaskafti, from Proto-Germanic *gaskaftiz. Compare English gesheft, Yiddish געשעפֿט (gesheft).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ɡɛˈʂɛft/
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    • Rhymes: -ɛft
    • Syllabification: ge‧szeft

    Noun

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    geszeft m inan (diminutive geszefcik)

    1. (business, colloquial, dated, derogatory) unfair business
      Synonym: szwindel
    2. small-scale venture
      Hypernym: interes
    3. (archaic) tiny store
      Hypernym: interes

    Declension

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    Derived terms

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    adjective

    Further reading

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    • geszeft”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • geszeft”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[3] (in Polish)