קיץ

Hebrew

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *qayθ̣- (“summer”) Compare Aramaic קֵיטָא (qēṭā), Arabic قَيْظ (qayẓ, “oppressive heat, midsummer”), قَاظَ (qāẓa, “to be hot”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkajits/

Noun

קַיִץ • (káyits) m (plural indefinite קֵיצִים, singular construct קֵיץ־, plural construct קֵיצֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. summer

Derived terms

See also

Seasons in Hebrew · עוֹנָה (layout · text) · category
אָבִיב (“spring”) קַיִץ (“summer”) סתיו / סְתָו (“autumn”) חורף / חֹרֶף (“winter”)

References

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