חתלתול

Hebrew

Etymology

A diminutive form of חָתוּל (khatúl, “a cat”) formed by partial reduplication. Compare with כְּלַבְלַב (k'lavláv, “a doggy; a puppy”) formed from כֶּלֶב (“dog”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli) IPA^(key): /χatalˈtul/

Noun

חֲתַלְתּוּל • (khataltúl) m (plural indefinite חֲתַלְתּוּלִים, feminine counterpart חֲתַלְתּוּלָה)

1. kitten

Declension

Declension of חֲתַלְתּוּל

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	חֲתַלְתּוּל	first	חֲתַלְתּוּלִי		חֲתַלְתּוּלֵנוּ
	definite	הַחֲתַלְתּוּל	second	חֲתַלְתּוּלְךָ	חֲתַלְתּוּלֵךְ	חֲתַלְתּוּלְכֶם	חֲתַלְתּוּלְכֶן
	construct	חֲתַלְתּוּל־	third	חֲתַלְתּוּלוֹ	חֲתַלְתּוּלָהּ	חֲתַלְתּוּלָם	חֲתַלְתּוּלָן
plural	indefinite	חֲתַלְתּוּלִים	first	חתלתוליי / חֲתַלְתּוּלַי		חֲתַלְתּוּלֵינוּ
	definite	הַחֲתַלְתּוּלִים	second	חֲתַלְתּוּלֶיךָ	חתלתולייך / חֲתַלְתּוּלַיִךְ	חֲתַלְתּוּלֵיכֶם	חֲתַלְתּוּלֵיכֶן
	construct	חֲתַלְתּוּלֵי־	third	חֲתַלְתּוּלָיו	חֲתַלְתּוּלֶיהָ	חֲתַלְתּוּלֵיהֶם	חֲתַלְתּוּלֵיהֶן

References

• “חתלתול”, in Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language (in Hebrew)