עפֿעקטיווירן

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

עפֿעקטיוו (efektiv) +‎ ־ירן (-irn).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛfɛktɪˈvɪrn̩/

Verb[edit]

עפֿעקטיווירן (efektivirn) (past participle עפֿעקטיווירט (efektivirt))

  1. to streamline, to make (more) effective
    Synonym: פֿאַרפּשוטערן (farposhetern)

Conjugation[edit]

References[edit]

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “עפֿעקטיווירן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “streamline”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN