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Hebrew
Suffix
־ִית • (-ít) f (plural ־ִיּוֹת)
- For masculine singular adjectives in ־י (-í), replacing that ending to produce feminine singular forms.
- בְּעָיָתִי (“problematic m sg”) + ־ית → בְּעָיָתִית (ba'ayatít, “problematic f sg”)
- צרפתי → צרפתית (tsarfatít, “French”)
- Appended to certain masculine nouns denoting men, forming feminine counterparts denoting women or females.
- מֶלְצַר → מֶלְצָרִית (meltsarít, “waitress”)
- Appended to certain masculine nouns denoting large items, forming feminine counterparts denoting corresponding small items.
- שַׂק (sak, “big bag”) → שַׂקִּית (sakít, “small bag”)
- Forming proper nouns denoting languages (identical to feminine singular adjectives).
- צרפתית (tsarfatít, “French”)
- Forming female given names; especially, appended to male given names to form female counterparts.
- דּוֹר (“Dor”) → דּוֹרִית (“Dorit”)
- Forming words describing vehicles.
- מַשָּׂא (masá, “cargo”) + ־ית → מַשָּׂאִית (masa'ít, “truck”)
- חָלָל (khalál, “space”) + ־ית → חֲלָלִית (khalalít, “spacecraft”)
Synonyms
- (forming feminine counterparts denoting females): ־ת (-et), ־ה (-ah)
Derived terms