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

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	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