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

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.