אַלמענטשלעך

Yiddish

Etymology

By surface analysis, אַלע (ale, “all”) +‎ מענטשלעך (mentshlekh, “human, humane”). Compare German allmenschlich.

Adjective

אַלמענטשלעך • (almentshlekh)

1. universal, common to all humanity

   Synonym: (universal) אוניווערסאַל (universal)

Declension

Declension of אַלמענטשלעך

predicative					אַלמענטשלעך almentshlekh
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	אַלמענטשלעכער almentshlekher	אַלמענטשלעך almentshlekh	אַלמענטשלעכע almentshlekhe	אַלמענטשלעכס almentshlekhs	אַלמענטשלעכע almentshlekhe	אַלמענטשלעכע almentshlekhe
accusative	אַלמענטשלעכן almentshlekhn
dative			אַלמענטשלעכן almentshlekhn		אַלמענטשלעכער almentshlekher

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “אַלמענטשלעך”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN