לעבלעך

Yiddish

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly related to German lau.

Alternative forms

  • לעפּלעך (leplekh)

Adjective

לעבלעך • (leblekh)

  1. lukewarm, tepid
    Synonym: לוי (loy)
Declension
Declension of לעבלעך
predicative לעבלעך
leblekh
case masculine neuter feminine plural
indefinite definite post./nom.
nominative לעבלעכער
leblekher 		לעבלעך
leblekh 		לעבלעכע
leblekhe 		לעבלעכס
leblekhs 		לעבלעכע
leblekhe 		לעבלעכע
leblekhe
accusative לעבלעכן
leblekhn
dative לעבלעכן
leblekhn 		לעבלעכער
leblekher
Derived terms
nouns
  • לעבלעכקייט f (leblekhkeyt)

Adverb

לעבלעך • (leblekh)

  1. tepidly, lukewarmly, unenthusiastically

References

  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “léblexer”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 485
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “לעבלעך” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “לעבלעך”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

לעבלעך • (leblekh)

  1. plural of לעבל (lebl)
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