פונדק
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Hebrew
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /punˈdak/
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon); attested since antiquity.
Noun
פּוּנְדָק • (pundák) m (plural indefinite פּוּנְדָקִים, singular construct פּוּנְדַק־, plural construct פּוּנְדְקֵי־)
- An inn: a boardinghouse or guesthouse or hotel.
Usage notes
- In addition to the (relatively) regular plural forms פּוּנְדָקִים (pundakím) and פּוּנְדְקֵי־ (pundkéi-) given above, the irregular forms פּוּנְדְקָאוֹת (pundka'ót) and פּוּנְדְקָאוֹת־ (pundka'ót-) are attested as well.
Derived terms
- פּוּנְדְקַאי (pundkái)
- פּוּנְדָקִי (pundakí)
- פּוּנְדְקָאוּת (pundka'út)
Related terms
- פּוּנְדְקֵי (pundkéi)
Etymology 2
(Same as above.)
Alternative forms
- פֻּנְדָּק (defective spelling)
Noun
פונדק / פֻּנְדָּק • (pundák) m (plural indefinite פונדקים / פֻּנְדָּקִים, singular construct פונדק / פֻּנְדַּק־, plural construct פונדקי / פֻּנְדְּקֵי־)
- Alternative form of the above.
Usage notes
- In addition to the regular plural forms פונדקים / פֻּנְדָּקִים (pundakím) and פונדקי / פֻּנְדְּקֵי־ (pund'kéi-) given above, the irregular forms פונדקאות / פֻּנְדְּקָאוֹת (pund'ka'ót) and פונדקאות / פֻּנְדְּקָאוֹת־ (pund'ka'ót-) are attested as well.
References
- “פּוּנְדָק, פֻּנְדָּק” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 2 of 3 (ל to צ), →ISBN, page 1042.