ליוורעע

Yiddish

Alternative forms
  • ליוורייע (livreye)

Etymology

Borrowed from French livrée, possibly via German Livree. Alternative form ליוורייע (livreye) borrowed from Russian ливре́я (livréja), Ukrainian лівре́я (livréja).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʎɪvˈrɛə/, /ʎɪvˈrɛɛ/

Noun

ליוורעע • (livree) f, plural ליוורעעס (livrees)

  1. livery

References
  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) “livery”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 178
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “ליװרעע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “livery”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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