גוט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German guot, from Old High German guot, from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz. Compare German gut, English good, Dutch goed.

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): [ɡʊt]
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): [ɡɪt]
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): [ɡɨt]
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Adjective

גוט • (gut) (comparative בעסער‎ (beser), superlative בעסט‎ (best))

  1. good

Declension

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • אַ גוט יאָר‎ (a gut yor), אַ גוטן טאָג‎ (a gutn tog, “goodbye”)
  • אַ גוטע וואָך‎ (a gute vokh)
  • אַ גוטע נאַכט‎ (a gute nakht, “goodbye; goodnight”)
  • גוט פֿאַרברענגען‎ (gut farbrengen, “to have a good time”)
  • גוט־יאָר‎ (gut-yor, “hello”) (reply to any greeting beginning with גוט (gut))
  • גוט־יום־טובֿ‎ (gut-yontev, “hello”) (used on Jewish holidays)
  • גוט־מאָרגן‎ (gut-morgn, “good morning”)
  • גוט־שבת‎ (gut-shabes), גוט שבת‎ (gut shabes, “hello”) (used on Saturday)
  • גוטמוטיק‎ (gutmutik, “good natured, benign”)
  • גוטן־אָוונט‎ (gutn-ovnt, “hello; good evening”)

Interjection

גוט • (gut)

  1. used to signal agreement with what was just said
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