Sukkot

See also: sukkot

English

Alternative forms

• Sukkos, Sukkoth, Succot, Succoth

Etymology

From Hebrew סוכות / סֻכּוֹת (sukót).

Proper noun

Sukkot

1. (Judaism) An ancient biblical / Israelite / Jewish festival lasting seven days, celebrating the autumn harvest and commemorating the passage through the wilderness: observed from the 15th day to the 21st day of the month of Tishrei (Tishri).

   Synonyms: Feast of Tabernacles, Tabernacles, Feast of Booths, Booths

Translations

seven-day biblical festival

• Arabic: الْعَرْش (al-ʕarš)
• French: [fête de] Soukkot (fr), [fête de] Souccot (fr), fête des Cabanes (fr) f, fête des Huttes f, fête des Tabernacles f, fête des Tentes f, scénopégie (fr) f
• German: Laubhüttenfest (de) n, Sukkot (de) pl, Sukkoth (de) pl
• Gothic: 𐌷𐌻𐌴𐌸𐍂𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 f (hlēþrastakeins)
• Greek: σκηνοπηγία (el) f (skinopigía), Σκηνοπηγία f (Skinopigía), εορτή των Σκηνών f (eortí ton Skinón), εορτή της Συγκομιδής f (eortí tis Sygkomidís)
• Latin: scēnopēgia f
• Polish: Sukkot m, Kuczki, Święto Namiotów n, Święto Szałasów n
• Russian: Сукко́т (ru) m inan (Sukkót)
• Sranan Tongo: Wiwirikampufesa
• Ukrainian: Сукко́т (Sukkót), Кучки (Kučky)
• Yiddish: סוכּות f pl (sukes)

See also

• Shemini Atzeret (“Eight [Day] of Assembly”)
• Thanksgiving Day
• Harvest Festival
• Lammas

German

Alternative forms

• Sukkoth
• Suckes, Sukkes, Zuckes (from Yiddish, regional)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew סוכות / סֻכּוֹת (sukkōṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zʊˈkoːt/, /zʊˈkɔt/

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Proper noun

Sukkot n (proper noun, strong, genitive Sukkot, plural Sukkot)

1. (Judaism, chiefly in the plural) Sukkot, Feast of Tabernacles, Feast of Booths

   Synonym: (generally only this in Christian Bibles) Laubhüttenfest

Declension

Declension of Sukkot [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Sukkot	die	Sukkot
genitive	eines	des	Sukkot	der	Sukkot
dative	einem	dem	Sukkot	den	Sukkot
accusative	ein	das	Sukkot	die	Sukkot

See also

• Chanukka, Chanukkah, Hanukka, Hanukkah
• Passa, Passah; Passafest, Passahfest
• Purim
• Schmini Azeret, Schemini Azeret (“Achter [Tag] der Versammlung”)
• Schlussfest
• Versöhnungstag (Jom Kippur, Jom Hakippurim)

Further reading

• Sukkot on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Sukkot” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Sukkot” in Duden online
• “Sukkot” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Polish

Alternative forms

• Sukot

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew סוכות (sukót).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuk.kɔt/
• Rhymes: -ukkɔt
• Syllabification: Suk‧kot

Proper noun

Sukkot m inan (indeclinable)

1. (Judaism) Sukkot (ancient biblical / Israelite / Jewish festival lasting seven days, celebrating the autumn harvest and commemorating the passage through the wilderness: observed from the 15th day to the 21 day of the month of Tishrei (Tishri))

   Synonyms: Kuczki, Święto Namiotów, Święto Szałasów

Declension

Indeclinable

or

Declension of Sukkot

	singular
nominative	Sukkot
genitive	Sukkotu
dative	Sukkotowi
accusative	Sukkot
instrumental	Sukkotem
locative	Sukkocie
vocative	Sukkocie

Further reading

• Sukkot in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Sukkot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Sukkot in PWN's encyclopedia