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Yiddish
Etymology
Aphetic form of אַסיגנאַציע (asignatsye), from Russian ассигна́ция (assignácija, “banknote (dated sense)”), from Latin assignātiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɪɡˈnat͡sjə/
- Hyphenation: סיג‧נאַ‧ציע
Noun
סיגנאַציע • (signatsye) f, plural סיגנאַציעס (signatsyes)
- a banknote
1923, Zalman Reyzen, פוּן מענדעלסאן בּיז מענדעלע [From Mendelssohn to Mendele], page 264:לויפט קיין זיטאָמיר אַליין מיט אַ בּויד, מיט אַ גרויסען גלאָק, פאָהרט נישט קיין ד'אַמות אָן אַ סאַמאַװאַר, פרעגט אַלץ נאָר דעם קורס פון סיגנאַציעס כּלומרשט- loyft keyn zitomir aleyn mit a boyd, mit a groysen glok, fohrt nisht keyn d'amus on a samavar, fregt alts nor dem kurs fun signatsyes kloymersht
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