געבוי

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Yiddish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Gebäu. By surface analysis, גע־ (ge-) +‎ בויען (boyen). Compare the inherited געבײַ (gebay).

Noun

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געבוי (geboyn, plural געבויען (geboyen)

  1. construction
  2. structure
    Synonym: געבײַדע (gebayde)