חתלתול

Hebrew

Etymology

A diminutive form of חָתוּל (khatúl, a cat) formed by partial reduplication. Compare with כְּלַבְלַב (k'lavláv, a doggy; a puppy) formed from כֶּלֶב (dog).

Pronunciation

Noun

חֲתַלְתּוּל • (khataltúlm (plural indefinite חֲתַלְתּוּלִים, feminine counterpart חֲתַלְתּוּלָה)

  1. kitten

Declension

Declension of חֲתַלְתּוּל
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite חֲתַלְתּוּל first חֲתַלְתּוּלִי חֲתַלְתּוּלֵנוּ
definite הַחֲתַלְתּוּל second חֲתַלְתּוּלְךָ חֲתַלְתּוּלֵךְ חֲתַלְתּוּלְכֶם חֲתַלְתּוּלְכֶן
construct חֲתַלְתּוּל־ third חֲתַלְתּוּלוֹ חֲתַלְתּוּלָהּ חֲתַלְתּוּלָם חֲתַלְתּוּלָן
plural indefinite חֲתַלְתּוּלִים first חתלתוליי / חֲתַלְתּוּלַי חֲתַלְתּוּלֵינוּ
definite הַחֲתַלְתּוּלִים second חֲתַלְתּוּלֶיךָ חתלתולייך / חֲתַלְתּוּלַיִךְ חֲתַלְתּוּלֵיכֶם חֲתַלְתּוּלֵיכֶן
construct חֲתַלְתּוּלֵי־ third חֲתַלְתּוּלָיו חֲתַלְתּוּלֶיהָ חֲתַלְתּוּלֵיהֶם חֲתַלְתּוּלֵיהֶן

References

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