־ות
Hebrew
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Modern Israeli" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /-ut/
Suffix
־וּת • (-út) f (plural ־ויות \ ־ֻיּוֹת)
Usage notes
- This suffix is often appended to adjectives in ־י (-í, “-al, -an, -ic, -ous”), such that ־יות (-iút, “-ality, -anity, -icity, -osity”) may be considered a suffix in its own right.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Semitic. Cognate with Arabic ـَات (-āt).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Modern Israeli" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /-ot/
Suffix
־וֹת • (-ót)
- The plural ending for most feminine and a few masculine nouns (regardless of state).
- The feminine plural ending for adjectives (regardless of state).
- The feminine plural ending for present-tense and present-participle forms of verbs.
Derived terms
Category Hebrew terms suffixed with ־ות (noun feminine plurals) not found
Category Hebrew terms suffixed with ־ות (verb feminine plurals) not found
Descendants
See also
Anagrams
Yiddish
Etymology
Suffix
־ות • (-es)
- The plural suffix for feminine nouns derived from Hebrew.