צפרדע

Hebrew

Root
צ־פ־ר־ד־ע (ts-p-r-d-ʿ)
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Etymology

Related to Aramaic עֻרְדְּעָנָא (ʿurdəʿānā), Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܕܥܐ (ʾurdəʿā), Arabic ضِفْدَع (ḍifdaʕ).

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /t͡sfaʁˈdea(ʕ)/
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Noun

צְפַרְדֵּעַ • (tz'fardéa) f (plural indefinite צְפַרְדְּעִים, singular construct צְפַרְדֵּעַ־, plural construct צְפַרְדְּעֵי־)

  1. frog
  2. (colloquial) dumpster

Usage notes

  • In addition to the plural forms צְפַרְדְּעִים (tz'fard'ím) and צְפַרְדְּעֵי־ (tz'fard'éi-) given above, the forms צְפַרְדֵּעִים (tz'farde'ím) and צְפַרְדֵּעֵי־ (tz'farde'éi-) (preserving the tzeirei of the singular forms, rather than reducing it to a schwa) exist as well.

See also

References

  • “צפרדע” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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