פּאָליסטירען

Yiddish

Etymology

פּאָלי־ (poli-) +‎ סטירען (stiren). Compare Icelandic pólýstýren, Swedish polystyren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔʎɪstɪˈrɛn/

Noun

פּאָליסטירען • (polistiren) m

1. (organic chemistry) polystyrene

Usage notes

• Despite being cognate to German Polystyrol, פּאָליסטיראָל (polistirol) is not attested in the CEYD, nor סטירען (stiren).

References

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