כידון

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ו־ד (k-w-d)
1 term

Borrowed from Hurrian *kadinni-. The Academy of the Hebrew Language states that the sense handlebar is derived French guidon.

Noun

כִּידוֹן • (kidón) m (plural indefinite כִּידוֹנִים, plural construct כִּידוֹנֵי־)

  1. spear (a light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon).
  2. javelin (a metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event).
  3. handlebar
    Synonym: הגה
  4. (Biblical Hebrew, reconstructed) straight sword

Declension

Declension of כִּידוֹן
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite כִּידוֹן first כִּידוֹנִי כִּידוֹנֵנוּ
definite הַכִּידוֹן second כִּידוֹנְךָ כִּידוֹנֵךְ כִּידוֹנְכֶם כִּידוֹנְכֶן
construct כִּידוֹן־ third כִּידוֹנוֹ כִּידוֹנָהּ כִּידוֹנָם כִּידוֹנָן
plural indefinite כִּידוֹנִים first כידוניי / כִּידוֹנַי כִּידוֹנֵינוּ
definite הַכִּידוֹנִים second כִּידוֹנֶיךָ כידונייך / כִּידוֹנַיִךְ כִּידוֹנֵיכֶם כִּידוֹנֵיכֶן
construct כִּידוֹנֵי־ third כִּידוֹנָיו כִּידוֹנֶיהָ כִּידוֹנֵיהֶם כִּידוֹנֵיהֶן

Derived terms

See also

References

  • Benjamin J. Noonan (2019), Non-Semitic loanwords in the Hebrew Bible: A lexicon of language contact, Penn State University Press, →ISBN, pages 119-120
  • “כידון” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "כידון" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • “"כידון" האופניים”, in Academy of the Hebrew Language Website‎[1], 10 October 2018

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