svive

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Pronunciations

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Definitions

  • n. Environment, surroundings.

  • n. A group, get-together.

Example Sentences

  • "The svive at our Hillel was always very welcoming."

    "By developing and sponsoring neighborhood-based Yiddish reading and conversation groups (svives) for all levels throughout the city, Yiddishkayt Los Angeles promotes an environment in which individuals are encouraged to speak Yiddish, and further extends our overall strategy of engaging people in Yiddish, step by step." On source, under their Programs section (Programen)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH סביבה sevivá > Y סבֿיבֿה svíve

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      sevivah, s'vivah, svivah, sviva

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