כרס

Hebrew

Alternative forms

⁧כָּרֵשׂ⁩ (kārēś)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *kariś-. Cognate with Arabic ⁧كَرِش⁩ (kariš) and Aramaic ⁧כַּרְסָא⁩ (karsā).

Noun

⁧כָּרֵס⁩ • (karés) f (plural indefinite ⁧כְּרֵסוֹת⁩, singular construct ⁧כֶּרֶס־⁩) [pattern: ⁧קָטֵל⁩]

(anatomy) abdomen, belly
Synonym: ⁧בטן⁩ (béṭen)

Usage notes

The word is generally pronounced ⁧כֶּרֶס⁩ (kéres) by speakers of Modern Hebrew

Declension

Declension of ⁧כָּרֵס⁩

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
	State	Form	Person	m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	⁧כָּרֵס⁩	first	⁧כְּרֵסִי⁩		⁧כְּרֵסֵנוּ⁩
	definite	⁧הַכָּרֵס⁩	second	⁧כְּרֵסְךָ⁩	⁧כְּרֵסֵךְ⁩	⁧כָּרֵסְכֶם⁩	⁧כָּרֵסְכֶן⁩
	construct	⁧כָּרֵס־⁩	third	⁧כְּרֵסוֹ⁩	⁧כְּרֵסָהּ⁩	⁧כְּרֵסָם⁩	⁧כְּרֵסָן⁩
plural	indefinite	⁧כְּרֵסוֹת⁩	first	⁧כרסותיי / כִּרְסוֹתַי⁩		⁧כִּרְסוֹתֵינוּ⁩
	definite	⁧הַכְּרֵסוֹת⁩	second	⁧כִּרְסוֹתֶיךָ⁩	⁧כרסותייך / כִּרְסוֹתַיִךְ⁩	⁧כִּרְסוֹתֵיכֶם⁩	⁧כִּרְסוֹתֵיכֶן⁩
	construct	⁧כִּרְסוֹת־⁩	third	⁧כִּרְסוֹתָיו⁩	⁧כִּרְסוֹתֶיהָ⁩	⁧כִּרְסוֹתָם⁩	⁧כִּרְסוֹתָן⁩

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