Mikwe

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German

Historical Mikwe in Speyer

Etymology

From Hebrew מקווה / מִקְוֶה (mikvé).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪk.və/, (Hebraicized, rare) /mɪkˈveː/, /mɪkˈvɛ/
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Noun

Mikwe f (genitive Mikwe, plural Mikwen or (less common) Mikwaot or (archaic) Mikwoaus)

  1. (Judaism) mikveh (ritual bath)
    Synonyms: jüdisches Bad, (dated) Judenbad
    Hypernym: Ritualbad

Declension

Declension of Mikwe
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Mikwe die Mikwen, Mikwaot, Mikwoaus
genitive einer der Mikwe der Mikwen, Mikwaot, Mikwoaus
dative einer der Mikwe den Mikwen, Mikwaot, Mikwoaus
accusative eine die Mikwe die Mikwen, Mikwaot, Mikwoaus

Further reading

Wikious
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