עץ

Hebrew

עץ אחד

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʕiṣ́-. Related to עֵצָה ('etsá).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /et͡s/
• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕeːsˤ/, [ʕeːsˤ]
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕesˤ/, [ʕeːsˤ]
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ejt͡s/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʕ)es/, [ŋes]

Noun

עֵץ • (ʿēṣ/ets) m (plural indefinite עֵצִים, singular construct עֵץ־, plural construct עֲצֵי־)

1. tree
2. (uncountable) wood
3. heads, the side of the coin reverse to the minted value.

Declension

Declension of עֵץ

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	עֵץ	first	עֵצִי		עֵצֵנוּ
	definite	הָעֵץ	second	עֵצְךָ	עֵצֵךְ	עֵצְכֶם	עֵצְכֶן
	construct	עֵץ־	third	עֵצוֹ	עֵצָהּ	עֵצָם	עֵצָן
plural	indefinite	עֵצִים	first	עציי / עֵצַי		עֵצֵינוּ
	definite	הָעֵצִים	second	עֵצֶיךָ	עצייך / עֵצַיִךְ	עֲצֵיכֶם	עֲצֵיכֶן
	construct	עֲצֵי־	third	עֵצָיו	עֵצֶיהָ	עֲצֵיהֶם	עֲצֵיהֶן

Antonyms

• (side of coin) פָּלִי (páli)

Derived terms

• בּוּל עֵץ (bul 'etz)
• כּוֹרֵת עֵצִים (korét 'etsím)
• עֵץ אוֹ פָּלִי ('etz o páli)
• עֵץ נוֹי ('etz nói)

References

• H6086 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Yiddish

Etymology

From an unattested form in Old High German, from Proto-West Germanic *jit, from Proto-Germanic *jut. Cognate with Bavarian es, ös.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛt͡s/

Pronoun

עץ • (ets) (accusative ענק, possessive ענקער)

1. (Poylish, dialectal) you (second-person plural pronoun)
2. (Poylish, dialectal) you (formal second-person singular pronoun)

Usage notes

When using עץ, the verb may be conjugated with a ־טס ending instead of the standard ־ט, including in the imperative mood.

Synonyms

• איר (ir) (standard)