סוכות

See also: סוכּות

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ס־כ־ך (s-k-k)

Originally חג הסוכות / חַג הַסֻכּוֹת (khág hasukót, literally “Festival of Booths”), from חַג (khág) + סוכה / סֻכָּה (suká, “booth”), after the huts lived in during the holiday, or after the ancient huts the modern ones commemorate.

Proper noun

סוכות / סֻכּוֹת • (sukót) m

1. Sukkot

Usage notes

• Because of its etymology (elision of a masculine singular phrase), סֻכּוֹת / סוכות, though feminine plural in form, is generally treated as masculine singular.