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גענעצן
‘to yawn’

גענעצן
געגענעצט
'to yawn'

ETYMOLOGY

{Suffix -עצ- is presumably from Bavarian? EY and WY (Oyberlandish) forms from separate roots}
MHG ginen, genen (Central German), geinen, gaunen (Bavarian); OHG ginēn, geinōn

WESTERN

Alsace (France)

giːmə גימען {ALSACE, 47075 Mulhouse, 023-010}

Czechia

geinĕzĕn {gähnen} {CZECHIA (Sudetenjiddisch), Beranek, Westjiddischer Sprachatlas, Karte 108}

Oyberland (West Transcarpathian)

gāməcn {WTCP, U. Weinreich 1964: 253}

gaːməcn גאַמעצן {WTCP, Dunajská Streda, 47179}
- gaːmən גאַמען 'to stutter'

gaːməcn גאַמעצן {WTCP, Vác, 47197}

geːməcn ~ gaːməcn {WTCP, Berettyó-Újfalu, 47212}

CENTRAL

gejnəcn {U. Weinreich 1964: 253}

Unterland (East Transcarpathian)

gāməct {ETCP, Nagyecsed, U. Weinreich 1964: 258}

gej/geːnəct {ETCP, Teiuș, 46233}

gaːməct {ETCP, Sîg Felső Szek, 47223}
- nɔr ər gaːməct (aɫc) נאָר ער גאַמעצט (אַלץ)

gaːməct {ETCP, near Sighet, 47228}

gʲejnəcn {ETCP, Bistriţa, 47241}

geːnɩct {ETCP, Mukachevo, 48226}

gɛjnəct {ETCP, Nyzhnya Apsha, 48233}

géjnɩct {POLAND, Wolbrom, 50196}
- nɔː ʀa géjnɩct נאָר ער גענעצט

NORTHEASTERN

Lithuania

genecn {LITHUANIA, Vilnius, 54257}

SOUTHEASTERN

gênitsn 'gähnen. Vgl. ginitzen. Schöpf, Tirol. Loritza, Idiot. Viennense 47. geinetzen (Gottschee) Schröer, Sitzgsber. Wien. Ak. 255.' {EAST GALICIA, Brody, Landau 1923, №36}

SOUTHEASTERN

gejnъct {ROMANIA, Brăila, 45273}