מצנח

Hebrew

Root
צ־נ־ח (ts-n-kh)
2 terms

Etymology

Coined in Modern Hebrew from צָנַח (tsanákh, “descend, go down”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

מַצְנֵחַ • (matsnéakh) m (plural indefinite מַצְנְחִים, singular construct מַצְנֵחַ־, plural construct מַצְנְחֵי־) [pattern: מַקְטֵל]

(aviation) parachute

Declension

Declension of מַצְנֵחַ
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
Number:	State:	form	Person:	m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	מַצְנֵחַ	first	מַצְנֵחִי		מַצְנֵחֵנוּ
	definite	הַמַּצְנֵחַ	second	מַצְנֵחֲךָ	מַצְנֵחֵךְ	מַצְנֵחֲכֶם	מַצְנֵחֲכֶן
	construct	מַצְנֵחַ־	third	מַצְנֵחוֹ	מַצְנֵחָהּ	מַצְנֵחָם	מַצְנֵחָן
plural	indefinite	מַצְנְחִים	first	מצנחיי / מַצְנְחַי		מַצְנְחֵינוּ
	definite	הַמַּצְנְחִים	second	מַצְנְחֶיךָ	מצנחייך / מַצְנְחַיִךְ	מַצְנְחֵיכֶם	מַצְנְחֵיכֶן
	construct	מַצְנְחֵי־	third	מַצְנְחָיו	מַצְנְחֶיהָ	מַצְנְחֵיהֶם	מַצְנְחֵיהֶן

Derived terms

מַצְנֵחַ זָהָב (matsnéakh zaháv)

References

Klein, Ernest (1987) “מַצְנֵחַ”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 376a
“מצנח” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language