דעפֿענסיווע

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish defensywa.

Noun

דעפֿענסיווע • (defensive) f, plural דעפֿענסיוועס (defensives)

1. (military) defensive
2. Defensywa, Dwójka (Polish interwar political police)

   Synonym: דוווּיקע (dvuyke)

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “דעפֿענסיווע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “דעפֿענסיװע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].