עלעווייטעד

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from American English elevated, itself a clipping of elevated railway.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛɫəvɛɪ̯təd/

Noun[edit]

עלעווייטעד • (eleveyted) m

  1. (US) elevated railway
    Synonyms: עלעווייטעד־באַן (eleveyted-ban), איבערבאַן (iberban), איבערערדישע באַן (ibererdishe ban), אייבערבאַן (eyberban), לופֿטבאַן (luftban), הויכבאַן (hoykhban)

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References[edit]

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “עלעװײטעד” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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