ערלעך
Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German ērlīh, from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀulīk. Cognate with German ehrlich.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛʁɫəχ/
Adjective
ערלעך • (erlekh)
- honest
Declension
Declension of ערלעך
| predicative | ערלעך erlekh | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| case | masculine | neuter | feminine | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | post./nom. | ||||
| nominative | ערלעכער erlekher | ערלעך erlekh | ערלעכע erlekhe | ערלעכס erlekhs | ערלעכע erlekhe | ערלעכע erlekhe |
| accusative | ערלעכן erlekhn | |||||
| dative | ערלעכן erlekhn | ערלעכער erlekher | ||||
Derived terms
- אומערלעך (umerlekh, “dishonest”)
- ערלעכקייט (erlekhkeyt, “honesty”)