צפרדע

Hebrew
Root
צ־פ־ר־ד־ע‎

Etymology

Related to Aramaic עֻרְדְּעָנָא‎ (ʿurdəʿānā), Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܕܥܐ‎ (ʾurdəʿā), Arabic ضِفْدَع‎ (ḍifdaʿ).

Noun

צְפַרְדֵּעַ • (tz'fardéa) f (plural indefinite צְפַרְדְּעִים‎, singular construct צְפַרְדֵּעַ־, plural construct צְפַרְדְּעֵי־‎)

  1. frog
  2. (colloquial) dumpster

Usage notes
  • In addition to the plural forms צְפַרְדְּעִים (tz'fard'ím) and צְפַרְדְּעֵי־‎ (tz'fard'éi-) given above, the forms צְפַרְדֵּעִים (tz'farde'ím) and צְפַרְדֵּעֵי־‎ (tz'farde'éi-) (preserving the tzeirei of the singular forms, rather than reducing it to a schwa) exist as well.

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