Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gornisht

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gor-nisht
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Nothing; zilch.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish גאָרנישט (gornisht).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: גאָרנישט

Usage

Questions

What does gornisht mean?
Nothing; zilch.
Where does gornisht come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

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