עץ

Hebrew

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

עֵץ • (ʿēṣ/ʿetz) 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.

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)