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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Transliteration of Hebrew ניקוד / נִקּוּד (nikúd, niqqūd, “dotting, endotment”).
Noun
nikud (uncountable)
- The system of optional diacritics attached to Hebrew letters that indicate vowels and consonant variations.
- Hyponyms: segol, shva, hiriq, tzere, patach, kamatz, holam, kubutz, shuruk, dagesh, mappiq, maqaf, rafe
Translations
system of diacritics for Hebrew
Anagrams
Estonian
Noun
nikud
- nominative plural of nikk
Italian
Noun
nikud (m)
- nikud
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nîkud/
- Hyphenation: ni‧kud
Adverb
nȉkud (Cyrillic spelling ни̏куд)
- nowhere (with respect to change of position; compare nȉgdje/nȉgde)