אַקאַדעמיע
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Latin acadēmīa. Compare German Akademie, Russian акаде́мия (akadémija).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
אַקאַדעמיע • (akademye) f, plural אַקאַדעמיעס (akademyes)
- academy
- upper school
- conservatory
- Synonym: מוזיק־אַקאַדעמיע (muzik-akademye)
- commemorative gathering
- Synonym: אָנדענק־אַקאַדעמיע (ondenk-akademye)
- solemn assembly
Derived terms[edit]
- אַקאַדעמיע פֿאַר וויסנשאַפֿט (akademye far visnshaft, “Academy of Sciences”)
- באַרג־אַקאַדעמיע (barg-akademye, “mining academy”)
- קאָמאַקאַדעמיע (komakademye, “academy of the Communist party”)
- טאַנץ־אַקאַדעמיע (tants-akademye, “dance academy”)
- טרויער־אַקאַדעמיע (troyer-akademye, “memorial meeting”)
- מיליטערישע־אַקאַדעמיע (militerishe-akademye, “military academy”)
- שנײַדער־אַקאַדעמיע (shnayder-akademye, “tailor's vocational school”)
References[edit]
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “אַקאַדעמיע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “אַקאַדעמיע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].