נגיף

Hebrew

Root
נ־ג־ף (n-g-p)
2 terms

Noun

נְגִיף • (n'gífm (plural indefinite נְגִיפִים, singular construct נְגִיף־)

  1. virus (a submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and that sometimes causes disease in the host organism (such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms))

Declension

Declension of נְגִיף
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite נְגִיף first נְגִיפִי נְגִיפֵנוּ
definite הַנְּגִיף second נְגִיפְךָ נְגִיפֵךְ נְגִיפְכֶם נְגִיפְכֶן
construct נְגִיף־ third נְגִיפוֹ נְגִיפָהּ נְגִיפָם נְגִיפָן
plural indefinite נְגִיפִים first נגיפיי / נְגִיפַי נְגִיפֵינוּ
definite הַנְּגִיפִים second נְגִיפֶיךָ נגיפייך / נְגִיפַיִךְ נְגִיפֵיכֶם נְגִיפֵיכֶן
construct נְגִיפֵי־ third נְגִיפָיו נְגִיפֶיהָ נְגִיפֵיהֶם נְגִיפֵיהֶן

Synonyms

References

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

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