־ות

Hebrew

Pronunciation

Suffix

־וּת • (-út) f (plural ־ויות \ ־ֻיּוֹת‎)

  1. -ness, -ity; a suffix forming nouns, especially abstract nouns, from adjectives and other words.
Usage notes
  • This suffix is often appended to adjectives in ־י‎ (-í, “-al, -an, -ic, -ous”), such that ־יות‎ (-iút, “-ality, -anity, -icity, -osity”) may be considered a suffix in its own right.
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hebrew_words_suffixed_with_%D6%BE%D7%95%D7%AA_(forming_nouns)' title='Category:Hebrew words suffixed with ־ות (forming nouns)'>Hebrew words suffixed with ־ות (forming nouns)</a>

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic. Cognate with Arabic ـَات‎ (-āt).

Pronunciation

Suffix

־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.
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hebrew_words_suffixed_with_%D6%BE%D7%95%D7%AA_(noun_feminine_plurals)' title='Category:Hebrew words suffixed with ־ות (noun feminine plurals)'>Hebrew words suffixed with ־ות (noun feminine plurals)</a>
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hebrew_words_suffixed_with_%D6%BE%D7%95%D7%AA_(adjective_feminine_plurals)' title='Category:Hebrew words suffixed with ־ות (adjective feminine plurals)'>Hebrew words suffixed with ־ות (adjective feminine plurals)</a>
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hebrew_words_suffixed_with_%D6%BE%D7%95%D7%AA_(verb_feminine_plurals)' title='Category:Hebrew words suffixed with ־ות (verb feminine plurals)'>Hebrew words suffixed with ־ות (verb feminine plurals)</a>
Descendants

See also
  • ־ים‎ (-ím)
  • ־ה‎ (-á, -a; -áh)
  • ־י‎ (-éi)
  • ־ת‎ (-et, -at; -át)

Anagrams

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew ־ות‎ (-ót).

Suffix

־ות • (-es)

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