אַקציע

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Belarusian а́кцыя (ákcyja), Russian а́кция (ákcija), Ukrainian а́кція (ákcija), ultimately from Latin āctiō. Compare Georgian აქცია (akcia), German Aktie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈakt͡sjə/

Noun

אַקציע • (aktsye) f, plural אַקציעס (aktsyes)

1. action

   Synonym: טוּונג (tuung)

2. campaign

   Synonym: קאַמפּאַניע (kampanye)

3. (military) operation

   Synonym: אָפּעראַציע (operatsye)

4. raid

   Synonym: אָנפֿאַל (onfal)

5. (finance) share

   Synonym: פּײַ (pay)

6. (finance) stock

Derived terms

• אַקציעס־פֿירמע (aktsyes-firme, “public company; stock company”)
• אַקציעס־הענדלער (aktsyes-hendler, “stock trader”)
• אָפּווענד־אַקציע (opvend-aktsye, “diversionary tactic”)
• באַהאַלטענע אַקציע (bahaltene aktsye), פֿאַרטײַעטע אַקציע (fartayete aktsye, “covert operation”)
• באַוואָרן־אַקציע (bavorn-aktsye, “surety bond”)
• געוויינלעכע אַקציע (geveynlekhe aktsye), געוויינטלעכע אַקציע (geveyntlekhe aktsye, “common stock”)
• גרײַצער־אַקציע (graytser-aktsye, “penny stock”)
• קאָלעקטיווע פֿינאַנציר־אַקציע (kolektive finantsir-aktsye, “crowdfunding campaign”)
• אינפֿאָרמיר־אַקציע (informir-aktsye, “awareness campaign”)
• קאַמפֿאַקציע (kamfaktsye, “a strike”)
• פּאָליציי־אַקציע (politsey-aktsye, “police action”)

References

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