גפרור

Hebrew

Etymology

Coined from גׇּפְרִית (gofrít, “sulfur”) as a calque of Yiddish שוועבל (shvebl).

Pronunciation

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Noun

גַּפְרוּר • (gafrúr) m (plural indefinite גפרורים, singular construct גפרור־)

  1. match (a device made of wood or paper, having the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface)

Declension

Declension of גַּפְרוּר
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite גַּפְרוּר first גַּפְרוּרִי גַּפְרוּרֵנוּ
definite הַגַּפְרוּר second גַּפְרוּרְךָ גַּפְרוּרֵךְ גַּפְרוּרְכֶם גַּפְרוּרְכֶן
construct גַּפְרוּר־ third גַּפְרוּרוֹ גַּפְרוּרָהּ גַּפְרוּרָם גַּפְרוּרָן
plural indefinite גַּפְרוּרִים first גפרוריי / גַּפְרוּרַי גַּפְרוּרֵינוּ
definite הַגַּפְרוּרִים second גַּפְרוּרֶיךָ גפרורייך / גַּפְרוּרַיִךְ גַּפְרוּרֵיכֶם גַּפְרוּרֵיכֶן
construct גַּפְרוּרֵי־ third גַּפְרוּרָיו גַּפְרוּרֶיהָ גַּפְרוּרֵיהֶם גַּפְרוּרֵיהֶן

References

  • "גפרור" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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