־ות

Hebrew

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /-ut/

Suffix

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

2. -ness, -ity, -ism, -hood: 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

Hebrew terms suffixed with ־ות (forming nouns)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /-ot/

Suffix

־וֹת • (-ót)

2. The plural ending for most feminine and a few masculine nouns (regardless of state).
4. The feminine plural ending for adjectives (regardless of state).
6. The feminine plural ending for present-tense and present-participle forms of verbs.
7. (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

Category Hebrew terms suffixed with ־ות (noun feminine plurals) not found

Hebrew terms suffixed with ־ות (adjective feminine plurals)

Category Hebrew terms suffixed with ־ות (verb feminine plurals) not found

Descendants

• → Yiddish: ־ות (-es)
• → English: -oth, -os

See also

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

Anagrams

• תו

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew ־ות (-ót).

Suffix

־ות • (-es)

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