שרץ

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ר־ץ (sh-r-ts)
1 term

Verb

שָׁרַץ • (sharáts) (pa'al construction)

  1. to wriggle, to swarm, to creep
  2. to infest

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׁרַץ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לשרוץ / לִשְׁרֹץ
action noun שְׁרִיצָה
passive participle —
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first שָׁרַצְתִּי שָׁרַצְנוּ
second שָׁרַצְתָּ שָׁרַצְתְּ שְׁרַצְתֶּם1 שְׁרַצְתֶּן1
third שָׁרַץ שָׁרְצָה שָׁרְצוּ
present שׁוֹרֵץ שׁוֹרֶצֶת שׁוֹרְצִים שׁוֹרְצוֹת
future first אשרוץ / אֶשְׁרֹץ נשרוץ / נִשְׁרֹץ
second תשרוץ / תִּשְׁרֹץ תִּשְׁרְצִי תִּשְׁרְצוּ תשרוצנה / תִּשְׁרֹצְנָה2
third ישרוץ / יִשְׁרֹץ תשרוץ / תִּשְׁרֹץ יִשְׁרְצוּ תשרוצנה / תִּשְׁרֹצְנָה2
imperative שרוץ / שְׁרֹץ שִׁרְצִי שִׁרְצוּ שרוצנה / שְׁרֹצְנָה2

1 Pronounced שָׁרַצְתֶּם and שָׁרַצְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

שֶׁרֶץ • (shérets) m (plural indefinite שְׁרָצִים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. bug, creepy-crawly
  2. small unkosher edible animals

References

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שֶׁרֶץ (shérets).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛʁət͡s/

Noun

שרץ • (sherets) m, plural שרצים (shrotsem)

  1. reptile, worm, crawling animal
  2. bug, creepy-crawly

Derived terms

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