קראַפֿטסטאַנציע
Yiddish
editEtymology
editקראַפֿט (kraft, “power”) + סטאַנציע (stantsye, “station”), possibly as a calque of English power station. Compare Danish, Swedish kraftstation, Norwegian kraftstasjon.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editקראַפֿטסטאַנציע • (kraftstantsye) f, plural קראַפֿטסטאַנציעס (kraftstantsyes)
- 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