טעות

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ט־ע־ה‎

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

Noun

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

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.

Noun

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

error, mistake
Synonym: גרײַז‎ (grayz)

Further reading

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

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