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קוצר

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Hebrew

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Root
ק־צ־ר (q-ts-r)
7 terms

Etymology

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Sense “harvest spider” likely a calque of a European language. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

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קוצר / קֹצֶר (kótserm (plural indefinite קְצָרִים, singular construct קוצר / קֹצֶר־, plural construct קוצרי / קׇצְרֵי־) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. Shortness.
    קוצר נשימהkótser n'shimáshortness of breath
    קוצר ראייהkótser r'iyámyopia, nearsightedness (literally, “shortness of sight”)

Derived terms

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Noun

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קוֹצֵר (kótserm (plural indefinite קוֹצְרִים)

  1. reaper, harvester
  2. harvestman (arachnid of the order Opiliones)

Verb

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קוצר / קֻצַּר (kutsár) (pu'al construction, infinitive לְקַצֵּר, active counterpart קיצר / קִצֵּר)

  1. To be shortened: to be made shorter.

Conjugation

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Verb

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קוֹצֵר (kotsér)

  1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of קצר (katsár).