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Etymology
From the traditional Ashkenazi pronunciation of Hebrew ־וֹת (“-ót”), and its descendant, Yiddish ־ות (-es).
Meanings
- (morpheme) Used to form plurals of some Hebrew and Yiddish loanwords, usually ending in -a or -ah.
Deriveds
Synonyms
-as (forming plurals of Hebrew loanwords) · -oth (forming plurals of Hebrew loanwords) · -ahs (forming plurals of Hebrew loanwords) · -ot (forming plurals of Hebrew loanwords)