טעות

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ט־ע־ה (ṭ-ʿ-h)

From the root ט־ע־ה (t-`-h), and with the suffix ־וּת (-ut).

Pronunciation

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Noun

טָעוּת • (ta'út) f (plural indefinite טעויות, singular construct טעות־)

1. An error, a mistake.

Synonyms

• (an error): שְׁגִיאָה (sh'gi'á)

References

• “טעות” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew טָעוּת (ta'út).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔəs/

Noun

טעות • (toes) m or n, plural טעותן (toesn)

1. error, mistake

   Synonym: גרײַז (grayz)

Further reading

• Map of dialectal variants for "mistake" from Litvish: An Atlas of Northeastern Yiddish by Dovid Katz