Gatkes (גטקס) means long johns in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
גַּטְקֶס
gatkes
noun · masculine
In English
long johns
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Gatkes.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תחתונים ארוכים וחמים המתאימים הן לגברים והן לנשים הכוללים מכנסיים וגופיה מלאים.
The word Gatkes is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גַּטְקֶס
- Written without vowel points
- גטקס
- Said
- gatkes
- Plural
- גַּטְקֶסִים
- Inflections
- ר' גַּטְקֶסִים
- Gematria
- 172
This is how Gatkes is said in other languages.
- English
- long johns
These words come before and after Gatkes in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gatkes.
What does Gatkes (גטקס) mean in Hebrew?
Gatkes (גטקס) means long johns. It is said gatkes, with the stress on gat.
Is Gatkes (גטקס) masculine or feminine?
The word Gatkes (גטקס) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גַּטְקֶסִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גטקס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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