ערלעך

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German ērlich, from Old High German ērlīh, from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀulīk. Cognate with German ehrlich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛʁɫəχ/

Adjective

ערלעך • (erlekh)

  1. 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)