israelita

See also: Israelita

Aragonese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /israeˈlita/
• Syllabification: is‧ra‧e‧li‧ta
• Rhymes: -ita

Noun

israelita m or f (plural israelitas)

1. Israelite; Hebrew (person)
2. Jew

Adjective

israelita (plural israelitas)

1. Israelite; Hebrew
2. Jewish

Related terms

• Israel
• israelín

Further reading

• 2024 October, Diccionario aragonés-castellano-catalán: Estudio de Filología Aragonesa (version 14) (in Aragonese), page 692
• 2022 October, Diccionario ortografico de l'aragonés (Seguntes la PO de l'EFA) (version 13) (in Aragonese), page 1456

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /israeˈlita/ [iz.ra.eˈli.t̪a]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: is‧ra‧e‧li‧ta

Noun

israelita m or f (plural israelites)

1. Israelite; Hebrew (person)
2. Jew

Adjective

israelita m sg (feminine singular israelita, neuter singular israelita, masculine plural israelites, feminine plural israelites)

1. Israelite; Hebrew
2. Jewish

Related terms

• Israel
• israelín

Further reading

• “israelita (adjective)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin Israelita, from Ancient Greek Ἰσρᾱηλῑ́της (Isrāēlī́tēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [iz.rə.eˈli.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [iz.ra.eˈli.ta]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Hyphenation: is‧ra‧e‧li‧ta

Noun

israelita m or f (plural israelites)

1. Israelite, Hebrew, Jew (person)

   Synonym: hebreu

Adjective

israelita m or f (masculine and feminine plural israelites)

1. Israelite, Hebrew, Jewish

   Synonyms: hebreu, israelític

Related terms

• Israel
• israelià (“Israeli”)

Further reading

• “israelita”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “israelita”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “israelita” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “israelita”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Etymology

From Latin Isrāēlīta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /israɛˈlita/ [iz̺.ra.ɛˈli.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: is‧ra‧e‧li‧ta

Adjective

israelita m or f (plural israelitas)

1. Israelite, Hebrew
2. Jewish
3. Israeli

Noun

israelita m or f by sense (plural israelitas)

1. Israelite, Hebrew (person)
2. Jew
3. Israeli

Related terms

• Israel
• israelí

Further reading

• “israelita” in DIGALEGO - Dicionario de Galego, Ir Indo 2004, Xunta de Galicia 2013.
• “israelita”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• israelita, in Dicionario de pronuncia da lingua galega (in Galician), Instituto da Lingua Galega, 2025

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Isrāēlīta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iz.ra.eˈli.ta/
• Rhymes: -ita

Adjective

israelita m or f by sense (masculine plural israeliti, feminine plural israelite)

1. Israelite, Jewish, Hebrew

Noun

israelita m or f by sense (masculine plural israeliti, feminine plural israelite)

1. Israelite, Jew, Hebrew

   Synonym: ebreo

Derived terms

• israelitico

Related terms

• Israele

Further reading

• israelita in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• esilarati, risaliate, serialità

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin Isrāēlīta, from Ancient Greek Ἰσρᾱηλῑ́της (Isrāēlī́tēs).

Pronunciation

• (Languedoc, Gascon) IPA^(key): /isɾaeˈlito̞/
• (Provençal) IPA^(key): /isʀaeˈlitɘ/
• Hyphenation: is‧ra‧e‧li‧ta

Noun

israelita m or f (plural israelitas)

1. Israelite; Hebrew (person)
2. Jew

Adjective

israelita m (feminine singular israelita, masculine plural israelitas, feminine plural israelitas)

1. Israelite; Hebrew
2. Jewish

Related terms

• Israel
• israelian

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Isrāēlīta, from Ancient Greek Ἰσρᾱηλῑ́της (Isrāēlī́tēs). By surface analysis, Israel +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iz.ʁa.eˈli.tɐ/ [iz.ha.eˈli.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iz.ʁa.eˈli.tɐ/ [iz.ha.eˈli.tɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʒ.ʁa.eˈli.tɐ/ [iʒ.χa.eˈli.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /iz.ʁa.eˈli.ta/ [iz.ha.eˈli.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iʒ.ʁɐ.ɛˈli.tɐ/

Noun

israelita m or f by sense (plural israelitas)

1. (Portugal) someone from the State of Israel

   Synonym: (Brazil) israelense

2. Israelite; Jew; Hebrew

   Synonyms: hebreu, judeu

Adjective

israelita m or f (plural israelitas)

1. (Portugal) of or relating to the State of Israel

   Synonym: (Brazil) israelense

2. Jewish (relating to Judaism)

   Synonyms: hebraico, judaico

Further reading

• “israelita”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Isrāēlīta, from Ancient Greek Ἰσρᾱηλῑ́της (Isrāēlī́tēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /israeˈlita/ [iz.ra.eˈli.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: is‧ra‧e‧li‧ta

Adjective

israelita m or f (masculine and feminine plural israelitas)

1. Israelite

Noun

israelita m or f by sense (plural israelitas)

1. Israelite

Related terms

• Israel
• israelí

Further reading

• “israelita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025