עלעקטרײַ

Yiddish

Etymology

עלעקטרע (elektre) +‎ ־ײַ (-ay).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛɫɛkˈtraɪ̯/

Noun

עלעקטרײַ • (elektray) f, plural עלעקטרײַען (elektrayen)

1. 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