Appendix:Hebrew patterns/קַטֶּלֶת

Hebrew

Noun

קַטֶּלֶת • (katélet, qaṭṭéleṯ) f (plural indefinite קַטָּלוֹת, plural construct קַטְּלוֹת־, Biblical Hebrew pausal form קַטָּלֶת)

1. Indicates a disease.

   כֶּלֶב (kélev, “a dog”) → כַּלֶּבֶת (kalévet, “rabies”)

2. Feminine counterpart for a noun in the קַטָּל pattern. A female agent noun.

   גַּנָּן (ganán, “a gardener; a kindergarten teacher”) → גַּנֶּנֶת (ganénet, “a female gardener; a female kindergarten teacher”)

Declension

Declension of קַטֶּלֶת

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	קַטֶּלֶת	first	קַטַּלְתִּי		קַטַּלְתֵּנוּ
	definite	הַקַּטֶּלֶת	second	קַטַּלְתְּךָ	קַטַּלְתֵּךְ	קַטַּלְתְּכֶם	קַטַּלְתְּכֶן
	construct	קַטֶּלֶת־	third	קַטַּלְתּוֹ	קַטַּלְתָּהּ	קַטַּלְתָּם	קַטַּלְתָּן
plural	indefinite	קַטָּלוֹת	first	קטלותיי / קַטְּלוֹתַי		קַטְּלוֹתֵינוּ
	definite	הַקַּטָּלוֹת	second	קַטְּלוֹתֶיךָ	קטלותייך / קַטְּלוֹתַיִךְ	קַטְּלוֹתֵיכֶם	קַטְּלוֹתֵיכֶן
	construct	קַטְּלוֹת־	third	קַטְּלוֹתָיו	קַטְּלוֹתֶיהָ	קַטְּלוֹתָם	קַטְּלוֹתָן

Variants

If the second letter of the root is a ר, then the first letter gets a kamatz, as in צָרֶבֶת (tsarévet).

If the third letter of the root is a ע or a ח, then the second and third letters get a patach, as in שַׁפַּעַת (shapáat).

Derived terms

Hebrew terms in the pattern קַטֶּלֶת