צומת

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־מ־ת (ts-m-t)
1 term

Clipping of צֹמֶת דְּרָכִים (tsómet drakhím, literally “road-junction”), derived from the root צָמַת (tsamát, “to join, attach”).

Pronunciation

Noun

צומת / צֹמֶת • (tsómet) m (plural indefinite צְמָתִים, singular construct צֹמֶת־, plural construct צומתי / צׇמְתֵי־) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. An intersection, a crossroads.
  2. (physics, in a circuit) A node.
  3. (networking) node (a computer or other device attached to a network)
  4. (graph theory) node (a vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure)

Declension

Declension of צֹמֶת
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite צֹמֶת first צָמְתִּי צָמְתֵּנוּ
definite הַצֹּמֶת second צָמְתְּךָ צָמְתֵּךְ צָמְתְּכֶם צָמְתְּכֶן
construct צֹמֶת־ third צָמְתּוֹ צָמְתָּהּ צָמְתָּם צָמְתָּן
plural indefinite צְמָתִים first צמתיי / צְמָתַי צְמָתֵינוּ
definite הַצְּמָתִים second צְמָתֶיךָ צמתייך / צְמָתַיִךְ צׇמְתֵיכֶם צׇמְתֵיכֶן
construct צׇמְתֵי־ third צְמָתָיו צְמָתֶיהָ צׇמְתֵיהֶם צׇמְתֵיהֶן

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “צֹמֶת”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 551b
  • “צמת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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