ערשט
Yiddish
Etymology
From Old High German ērist, superlative of ēr (“early”), from Proto-Germanic *airiz, whence also Old English ær (Modern English ere, early). Compare German erste.
Ordinal number
ערשט • (ersht)
- first
- דריווש דער ערשטער
- daryovesh der ershter
- Darius the First
- ערשטע וועלט מלחמה
- ershte velt milkhome
- First world war
Declension
Declension of ערשט
| predicative | ערשט ersht | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| case | masculine | neuter | feminine | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | post./nom. | ||||
| nominative | ערשטער ershter | ערשט ersht | ערשטע ershte | ערשטס ershts | ערשטע ershte | ערשטע ershte |
| accusative | ערשטן ershtn | |||||
| dative | ערשטן ershtn | ערשטער ershter | ||||
Adverb
ערשט • (ersht)
- only
- דאָס איז ערשט אַ האַלבע אַרבעט
- dos iz ersht a halbe arbet
- That is only half the work.