קראַפֿטסטאַנציע

Yiddish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkraftstant͡sjə/

Noun

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

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

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