עץ
Hebrew
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ʕiṣ́-. Related to עֵצָה ('etsá).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /et͡s/
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʕeːsˤ/, [ʕeːsˤ]
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʕesˤ/, [ʕeːsˤ]
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ejt͡s/
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʕ)es/, [ŋes]
Noun
עֵץ • (ʿēṣ/ets) m (plural indefinite עֵצִים, singular construct עֵץ־, plural construct עֲצֵי־)
Declension
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | State: | form | Person: | singular | plural | ||
| m | f | m | f | ||||
| singular | indefinite | עֵץ | first | עֵצִי | עֵצֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הָעֵץ | second | עֵצְךָ | עֵצֵךְ | עֵצְכֶם | עֵצְכֶן | |
| construct | עֵץ־ | third | עֵצוֹ | עֵצָהּ | עֵצָם | עֵצָן | |
| plural | indefinite | עֵצִים | first | עציי / עֵצַי | עֵצֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הָעֵצִים | second | עֵצֶיךָ | עצייך / עֵצַיִךְ | עֲצֵיכֶם | עֲצֵיכֶן | |
| construct | עֲצֵי־ | third | עֵצָיו | עֵצֶיהָ | עֲצֵיהֶם | עֲצֵיהֶן | |
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
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)
- (Poylish, dialectal) you (second-person plural pronoun)
- (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. [1] [2]
Synonyms
- איר (ir) (standard)