עפֿעקטיוו

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Latin effectīvus (productive; effective), from efficiō (I make; I bring about). Compare German effektiv.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛfɛkˈtɪv/, /ɛfɛkˈtɪf/

Adjective

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עפֿעקטיוו (efektiv)

  1. effective
    Synonyms: ווירקעוודיק (virkevdik), אויפֿטויִק (oyftuik), פּעולהדיק (puledik)
  2. efficacious
  3. efficient
    Synonyms: אויפֿטויִק (oyftuik), פֿעיִק (feik), שפּאָרעוודיק (shporevdik)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Noun

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עפֿעקטיוו (efektivm, plural עפֿעקטיוון (efektivn)

  1. personnel
    Synonym: פּערסאָנאַל (personal)
  2. workforce
    Synonyms: אַרבעטסלײַט (arbetslayt), אַרבעטערס (arbeters), אַרבעטער־⁠ריי (arbeter-⁠rey)

Adverb

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עפֿעקטיוו (efektiv)

  1. effectively
    Synonym: עפֿעקטיווערהייט (efektiverheyt)

References

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