קראַפֿטסטאַנציע

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

קראַפֿט (kraft, “power”) +‎ סטאַנציע (stantsye, “station”), possibly as a calque of English power station. Compare Danish, Swedish kraftstation, Norwegian kraftstasjon.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkraftstant͡sjə/

Noun[edit]

קראַפֿטסטאַנציע • (kraftstantsye) f, plural קראַפֿטסטאַנציעס (kraftstantsyes)

  1. power plant, power station
    Synonyms: עלעקטרײַ (elektray), עלעקטראָסטאַנציע (elektrostantsye)

References[edit]

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “קראַפֿטסטאַנציע”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press
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