געשמאַק

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German gesmac, gesmacke, from Old High German gismac, gismah, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku (“a taste”), from Proto-Indo-European *smegʰ-, *smeg- (“to taste”). Cognate with German Geschmack.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈʃmak/

Adjective

געשמאַק • (geshmak)

1. delicious
2. delightful

Declension

predicative					געשמאַק geshmak
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	געשמאַקער geshmaker	געשמאַק geshmak	געשמאַקע geshmake	געשמאַקס geshmaks	געשמאַקע geshmake	געשמאַקע geshmake
accusative	געשמאַקן geshmakn
dative			געשמאַקן geshmakn		געשמאַקער geshmaker

Declension of געשמאַק

Noun

געשמאַק • (geshmak) m, plural געשמאַקן (geshmakn)

1. taste