English
segol
Segol comes from Hebrew סֶגּוֹל.
- Hebrew1880s–presentסֶגּוֹלsegól
- Englishtodaysegol
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentסֶגּוֹלsegól
- Englishtodaysegol
Every English word from Hebrew סֶגּוֹל
Today it means
noun A Hebrew niqqud diacritical mark (ִ◌ֶ) in the form of three dots arranged as an upside-down triangle, pronounced in Modern Hebrew as /e/.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew סֶגּוֹל / segol