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Definitions

Suffix

1. 1
   Used to form plurals of some Hebrew and Yiddish loanwords, usually ending in -a or -ah. morpheme

Synonyms

All synonyms

ahsasototh

Etymology

From the traditional Ashkenazi pronunciation of Hebrew ־וֹת (“-ót”), and its descendant, Yiddish ־ות (-es).

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