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
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /χatalˈtul/
Noun
חֲתַלְתּוּל • (khataltúl) m (plural indefinite חֲתַלְתּוּלִים, feminine counterpart חֲתַלְתּוּלָה)
Declension
| 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