מוסד
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Hebrew
[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| י־ס־ד (y-s-d) |
Noun
[edit]מוֹסָד • (mosád) m (plural indefinite מוֹסָדוֹת, singular construct מוֹסַד־, plural construct מוֹסְדוֹת־) [pattern: מִקְטָל]
- An institute, institution, association.
- מוסדות אקדמיים ― mosadót akadémiyim ― academic institutions
- מוסדות לימוד ― mosadót-limúd ― institutions of learning
Usage notes
[edit]- מוסד (mosád) is frequently used in the names of specific institutions, and may be used as a shorthand for any of these. In particular, it is frequently used as a shorthand for המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים (hamosád l'modi'ín ul'tafkidím m'yukhadím, “the Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations”), known in English as the Mossad.
References
[edit]- “מוסד” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]מוסד • (moysed) m, plural מוסדות (moysdes)
- institution
- Synonym: אינסטיטוציע (institutsye)
Categories:
- Hebrew terms belonging to the root י־ס־ד
- Hebrew lemmas
- Hebrew nouns
- Hebrew terms in the pattern מִקְטָל
- Hebrew masculine nouns with plurals ending in ־ות
- Hebrew masculine nouns
- Hebrew terms with usage examples
- Yiddish terms borrowed from Hebrew
- Yiddish terms derived from Hebrew
- Yiddish terms derived from the Hebrew root י־ס־ד
- Yiddish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yiddish lemmas
- Yiddish nouns
- Yiddish masculine nouns