Gschäft

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German gescheft, from Old High German giscaft, from Proto-West Germanic *gaskafti, from Proto-Germanic *gaskaftiz, from *gaskapjaną, from *skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keb- (“to cut, split, hew, shape”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡ̥ʃe̞fd̥/

Noun

Gschäft n (plural Gschäftn or Gschäfte, diminutive Gschaftl or Gschäftl or Gschafterl or Gschäfterl)

  1. shop, store
  2. business
  3. business activity
  4. transaction
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