שרץ

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Hebrew[edit]

Root
שׁ־ר־ץ (š-r-ṣ)

Verb[edit]

שָׁרַץ (sharáts) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to wriggle, to swarm, to creep
  2. to infest

Conjugation[edit]

Noun[edit]

שֶׁרֶץ (shéretsm (plural indefinite שְׁרָצִים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. bug, creepy-crawly
  2. small unkosher edible animals

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew שֶׁרֶץ (shérets).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

שרץ (sheretsm, plural שרצים (shrotsem)

  1. reptile, worm, crawling animal
  2. bug, creepy-crawly

Derived terms[edit]