Sukkot
See also: sukkot
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Hebrew סוכות / סֻכּוֹת (sukót).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /suːˈkoʊt/
Proper noun
Sukkot
- (Judaism) An ancient biblical / Israelite / Jewish festival lasting seven days, celebrating the autumn harvest and commemorating the passage through the wilderness: observed from the 15th day to the 21st day of the month of Tishrei (Tishri).
- Synonyms: Feast of Tabernacles, Tabernacles, Feast of Booths, Booths
Translations
seven-day biblical festival
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See also
- Shemini Atzeret (“Eight [Day] of Assembly”)
- Thanksgiving Day
- Harvest Festival
- Lammas
German
Alternative forms
- Sukkoth
- Suckes, Sukkes, Zuckes (from Yiddish, regional)
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew סוכות / סֻכּוֹת (sukkōṯ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zʊˈkoːt/, /zʊˈkɔt/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Sukkot n (proper noun, strong, genitive Sukkot, plural Sukkot)
- (Judaism, chiefly in the plural) Sukkot, Feast of Tabernacles, Feast of Booths
- Synonym: (generally only this in Christian Bibles) Laubhüttenfest
Declension
Declension of Sukkot [neuter, strong]
See also
- Chanukka, Chanukkah, Hanukka, Hanukkah
- Passa, Passah; Passafest, Passahfest
- Purim
- Schmini Azeret, Schemini Azeret (“Achter [Tag] der Versammlung”)
- Schlussfest
- Versöhnungstag (Jom Kippur, Jom Hakippurim)
Further reading
- Sukkot on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Sukkot” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Sukkot” in Duden online
- “Sukkot” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew סֻכּוֹת (sukót).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsuk.kɔt/
- Rhymes: -ukkɔt
- Syllabification: Suk‧kot
Proper noun
Sukkot m inan (indeclinable)
- (Judaism) Sukkot (ancient biblical / Israelite / Jewish festival lasting seven days, celebrating the autumn harvest and commemorating the passage through the wilderness: observed from the 15th day to the 21 day of the month of Tishrei (Tishri))
- Synonyms: Kuczki, Święto Namiotów, Święto Szałasów
Declension
Indeclinable
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Declension of Sukkot
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Sukkot |
| genitive | Sukkotu |
| dative | Sukkotowi |
| accusative | Sukkot |
| instrumental | Sukkotem |
| locative | Sukkocie |
| vocative | Sukkocie |