Hebrew

Noun

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

1. frog

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.

See also

• קַרְפָּדָה