גערימאַנדרעווען

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Yiddish

Etymology

English gerrymander +‎ ־עווען (-even). Note the use of גערי (geri) over דזשערי (dzheri) word-initially, possibly in reference to the original pronunciation of the surname of Elbridge Gerry with /g/ as opposed to /dʒ/.

Verb

גערימאַנדרעווען (gerimandreven) (past participle געגערימאַנדרעוועט (gegerimandrevet))

  1. (US) to gerrymander

Conjugation

References

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “gerrymander (v.)”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN