פונדק

Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /punˈdak/

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon); attested since antiquity.

Noun

פּוּנְדָק • (pundák) m (plural indefinite פּוּנְדָקִים, singular construct פּוּנְדַק־, plural construct פּוּנְדְקֵי־)

1. An inn: a boardinghouse or guesthouse or hotel.

Usage notes

• In addition to the (relatively) regular plural forms פּוּנְדָקִים (pundakím) and פּוּנְדְקֵי־ (pundkéi-) given above, the irregular forms פּוּנְדְקָאוֹת (pundka'ót) and פּוּנְדְקָאוֹת־ (pundka'ót-) are attested as well.

Derived terms

• פּוּנְדְקַאי (pundkái)
• פּוּנְדָקִי (pundakí)
• פּוּנְדְקָאוּת (pundka'út)

Related terms

• פּוּנְדְקֵי (pundkéi)

Etymology 2

(Same as above.)

Alternative forms

• פֻּנְדָּק (defective spelling)

Noun

פונדק / פֻּנְדָּק • (pundák) m (plural indefinite פונדקים / פֻּנְדָּקִים, singular construct פונדק / פֻּנְדַּק־, plural construct פונדקי / פֻּנְדְּקֵי־)

1. Alternative form of the above.

Usage notes

• In addition to the regular plural forms פונדקים / פֻּנְדָּקִים (pundakím) and פונדקי / פֻּנְדְּקֵי־ (pund'kéi-) given above, the irregular forms פונדקאות / פֻּנְדְּקָאוֹת (pund'ka'ót) and פונדקאות / פֻּנְדְּקָאוֹת־ (pund'ka'ót-) are attested as well.

References

• “פּוּנְדָק, פֻּנְדָּק” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), →ISBN, volume 2 of 3 (ל to צ), →ISBN, page 1042.

Anagrams

• דפקנו