תיכון
Hebrew edit
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ת־ו־ך (t-w-k) |
Etymology edit
תּוֹךְ (tókh, “inside”) + ־וֹן (-ón). Compare רִאשׁוֹן (rishón, “first”) from רֹאשׁ (rósh, “head”).
The sense high school is an ellipsis of בֵּית סֵפֶר תִּיכוֹן (“high school”), and the sense median is a semantic loan from English.
Adjective edit
תִּיכוֹן • (tikhón) (feminine תִּיכוֹנָה, masculine plural תִּיכוֹנִים, feminine plural תִּיכוֹנוֹת) [pattern: קִטְלוֹן]
Derived terms edit
- הַיָּם הַתִּיכוֹן (hayám hatikhón)
- הַמִּזְרָח הַתִּיכוֹן (hamizrákh hatikhón)
Noun edit
תִּיכוֹן • (tikhón) m (plural indefinite תִּיכוֹנִים, singular construct תִּיכוֹן־, plural construct תִּיכוֹנֵי־)
- (colloquial) a high school
- (geometry, statistics) a median
Synonyms edit
- (high school): חטיבה עליונה