סוכות

See also: סוכּות‎

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ס־כ־ך‎

Originally חג הסוכות \ חַג הַסֻכּוֹת‎ (khág hasukót, literally “Festival of Booths”), from חַג‎ (khág) + סוכה \ סֻכָּה‎ (suká, “booth”), after the huts lived in during the holiday, or after the ancient huts the modern ones commemorate.

Proper noun

סוכות \ סֻכּוֹת • (sukót) m

  1. Sukkot

Usage notes

  • Because of its etymology (elision of a masculine singular phrase), סֻכּוֹת \ סוכות, though feminine plural in form, is generally treated as masculine singular.
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