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

  • אינפֿאָרמיר־אַקציע (informir-aktsye, “awareness campaign”)
  • אָפּווענד־אַקציע (opvend-aktsye, “diversionary tactic”)
  • אַקציעס־הענדלער (aktsyes-hendler, “stock trader”)
  • אַקציעס־פֿירמע (aktsyes-firme, “public company; stock company”)
  • 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”)
  • פּאָליציי־אַקציע (politsey-aktsye, “police action”)
  • קאָלעקטיווע פֿינאַנציר־אַקציע (kolektive finantsir-aktsye, “crowdfunding campaign”)
  • קאַמפֿאַקציע (kamfaktsye, “a strike”)

References

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