גיך

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Yiddish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

  1. quick, fast

Declension

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Further reading

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Noun

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גיך (gikhf

  1. speed, haste

Derived terms

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