־ות

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Semitic *-at- as abstract/collective nouns-forming suffix.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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־וּת (-útf (plural ־ויות \ ־ֻיּוֹת)

  1. -ness, -ity, -ism, -hood: a suffix forming nouns, especially abstract nouns, from adjectives and other words.
Usage notes
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  • This suffix is often appended to adjectives in ־י (, -al, -an, -ic, -ous), such that ־יות (-iút, -ality, -anity, -icity, -osity) may be considered a suffix in its own right.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From the plural *-āt- of Proto-Semitic *-at- as feminine nouns-forming suffix. Cognate with Arabic ـَات (-āt).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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־וֹת (-ót)

  1. The plural ending for most feminine and a few masculine nouns (regardless of state).
  2. The feminine plural ending for adjectives (regardless of state).
  3. The feminine plural ending for present-tense and present-participle forms of verbs.
  4. (rare) Appended to two masculine nouns denoting men, forming feminine counterparts denoting women or females.
    אָח (brother) ‎→ אָחוֹת (aḥót, sister)
    חָם (father in law) ‎→ חָמוֹת (ḥamót, mother in law)
Derived terms
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Category Hebrew terms suffixed with ־ות (noun feminine plurals) not found
Category Hebrew terms suffixed with ־ות (verb feminine plurals) not found
Descendants
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  • Yiddish: ־ות (-es)
  • English: -oth, -os

See also

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Anagrams

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew ־ות (-ót).

Suffix

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־ות (-es)

  1. The plural suffix for feminine nouns derived from Hebrew.