עלעקטרײַ
Yiddish
Etymology
עלעקטרע (elektre) + ־ײַ (-ay).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛɫɛkˈtraɪ̯/
Noun
עלעקטרײַ • (elektray) f, plural עלעקטרײַען (elektrayen)
- power plant, power station
- Synonyms: קראַפֿטסטאַנציע (kraftstantsye), עלעקטראָסטאַנציע (elektrostantsye)
Derived terms
- יאָדער־עלעקטרײַ (yoder-elektray)
References
Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “עלעקטרײַ”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press