קראַפֿטסטאַנציע

Yiddish

Etymology

קראַפֿט (kraft, “power”) +‎ סטאַנציע (stantsye, “station”), possibly as a calque of English power station. Compare Danish, Swedish kraftstation, Norwegian kraftstasjon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkraftstant͡sjə/

Noun

קראַפֿטסטאַנציע • (kraftstantsye) f, plural קראַפֿטסטאַנציעס (kraftstantsyes)

1. power plant, power station

   Synonyms: עלעקטרײַ (elektray), עלעקטראָסטאַנציע (elektrostantsye)

References

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