Israelita

See also: israelita and israelită

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰσρᾱηλῑ́της (Isrāēlī́tēs, Israelite), from Ἰσρᾱήλ (Isrāḗl, Israel), from Biblical Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yiśrāʼēl, Israel).

Pronunciation

Noun

Isrāēlīta m (genitive Isrāēlītae); first declension

  1. Israelite

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs or otherwise).

singular plural
nominative Isrāēlītēs
Isrāēlīta
Isrāēlītae
genitive Isrāēlītae Isrāēlītārum
dative Isrāēlītae Isrāēlītīs
accusative Isrāēlītēn
Isrāēlītam
Isrāēlītās
ablative Isrāēlītē
Isrāēlītā
Isrāēlītīs
vocative Isrāēlītē
Isrāēlīta
Isrāēlītae

Descendants

  • English: Israelite
  • French: Israélite
  • Irish: Iosraeilíteach
  • Italian: israelita
  • Polish: Izraelita
  • Portuguese: israelita
  • Spanish: israelita

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish israelita, from Late Latin Isrāēlīta (Israelite), from Ancient Greek Ἰσρᾱηλῑ́της (Isrāēlī́tēs, Israelite).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔisɾaʔeˈlita/ [ʔɪs.ɾɐ.ʔɛˈliː.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: Is‧ra‧e‧li‧ta

Adjective

Israelita (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜇᜁᜎᜒᜆ)

  1. Israelite

Noun

Israelita (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜇᜁᜎᜒᜆ)

  1. Israelite (person)

Further reading

  • Israelita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018