גליווער

Yiddish

Etymology

Probably a deverbal from גליווערן (glivern).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʎɪvər/

Noun

גליווער • (gliver) m, plural גליווערס (glivers)

  1. jelly
    Synonyms: זשעלע (zhele), גאַלאַרעט (galaret)
  2. aspic
    Synonyms: פּעטשאַ (petsha), דריליעס (drilyes)
  3. gel
    Synonym: זשעלע (zhele)
  4. rigidity, stiffness
    Synonym: שטײַפֿקייט (shtayfkeyt)

Derived terms
  • גליווערדיק (gliverdik, “gelatinous”)
  • טויטגליווער (toytgliver), גליווער פֿון טויט (gliver fun toyt, “rigor mortis”)

References
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “גליװער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “גליווער”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “jelly”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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