פּריזמע

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Belarusian пры́зма (prýzma), Russian при́зма (prízma), Ukrainian при́зма (prýzma), from Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma, something sawed), from πρίζειν (prízein, to saw).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

פּריזמע (prizmef, plural פּריזמעס (prizmes)

  1. (geometry) prism
  2. (optics) prism

References[edit]

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “פּריזמע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN