גרעין

Hebrew

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Ancient Greek κάρυον (káruon).

Noun

גַּרְעִין • (gar'ín) m (plural indefinite גַּרְעִינִים, singular construct גַּרְעִין־, plural construct גַּרְעִינֵי־)

  1. nucleus, core, pit (central part of something)
    גרעין דובדבן ― cherry pit
  2. nucleus of an atom
  3. nucleus of a biological cell
  4. seed of a plant

Declension

Declension of גַּרְעִין
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite גַּרְעִין first גַּרְעִינִי גַּרְעִינֵנוּ
definite הַגַּרְעִין second גַּרְעִינְךָ גַּרְעִינֵךְ גַּרְעִינְכֶם גַּרְעִינְכֶן
construct גַּרְעִין־ third גַּרְעִינוֹ גַּרְעִינָהּ גַּרְעִינָם גַּרְעִינָן
plural indefinite גַּרְעִינִים first גרעיניי / גַּרְעִינַי גַּרְעִינֵינוּ
definite הַגַּרְעִינִים second גַּרְעִינֶיךָ גרעינייך / גַּרְעִינַיִךְ גַּרְעִינֵיכֶם גַּרְעִינֵיכֶן
construct גַּרְעִינֵי־ third גַּרְעִינָיו גַּרְעִינֶיהָ גַּרְעִינֵיהֶם גַּרְעִינֵיהֶן

Derived terms

References

  • “גרעין” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "גרעין" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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