גיזען

Hebrew

Etymology

From גֶּזַע‎ (géza') +‎ ־ן‎ (-an)[1]

Noun

גיזען \ גִּזְעָן • (gíze'án) m (plural indefinite גיזענים \ גִּזְעָנִים‎, singular construct גיזען \ גִּזְעַן־, plural construct גיזעני \ גִּזְעֲנֵי־‎, feminine counterpart גיזענית \ גִּזְעָנִית‎)

  1. a racist

Usage notes
  • The Academy of the Hebrew Language states that there is logic in both the form גַּזְעָן (gaze'án) and גִּזְעָן (gíze'án). Since there is an advantage to the existence of only one form and the latter seem to be more common they recommend it.[1]

Derived terms
  • גיזעני \ גִּזְעָנִי‎ (gíze'ání)
  • גיזענות \ גִּזְעָנוּת‎ (gíze'ánut)

References
  1. The Academy of the Hebrew Language (2010-06-13), “גִּזְעָן או גַּזְעָן?‎”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎ (in Hebrew), retrieved 2015-02-21
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