יתוש

Hebrew

Root
י־ת־שׁ (y-t-sh)
1 term

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps cognate with Arabic نتش (“to pluck”) (per Klein), or יַקְטוּל of the root נ־ת־שׁ (Hebrew Academy), or ת־שׁ־שׁ (Even-Shoshan).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jaˈtuʃ/

Noun

יַתּוּשׁ • (yatúsh) m (plural indefinite יַתּוּשִׁים, singular construct יַתּוּשׁ־, plural construct יַתּוּשֵׁי־) [pattern: קַטּוּל]

mosquito

Declension

Declension of **יַתּוּשׁ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
Number:	State:	form	Person:	m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	יַתּוּשׁ	first	יַתּוּשִׁי		יַתּוּשֵׁנוּ
	definite	הַיַּתּוּשׁ	second	יַתּוּשְׁךָ	יַתּוּשֵׁךְ	יַתּוּשְׁכֶם	יַתּוּשְׁכֶן
	construct	יַתּוּשׁ־	third	יַתּוּשׁוֹ	יַתּוּשָׁהּ	יַתּוּשָׁם	יַתּוּשָׁן
plural	indefinite	יַתּוּשִׁים	first	יתושיי / יַתּוּשַׁי		יַתּוּשֵׁינוּ
	definite	הַיַּתּוּשִׁים	second	יַתּוּשֶׁיךָ	יתושייך / יַתּוּשַׁיִךְ	יַתּוּשֵׁיכֶם	יַתּוּשֵׁיכֶן
	construct	יַתּוּשֵׁי־	third	יַתּוּשָׁיו	יַתּוּשֶׁיהָ	יַתּוּשֵׁיהֶם	יַתּוּשֵׁיהֶן

References

“יתוש” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Klein, Ernest (1987) “יַתּוּשׁ”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 267a
“יתוש” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָן) et al., מִלּוֹן אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָן (milón 'éven-shoshán, “The Even-Shoshan Dictionary”), Hamilon HeChadash Ltd. (הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ בע״מ)‎ (2003).