לײַכט

Yiddish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɫaɪ̯χt/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German līht, from Old High German līht, from Proto-West Germanic *lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz.

Adjective

לײַכט • (laykht) (comparative לײַכטער (laykhter), superlative לײַכסט (laykhst))

1. light (of low weight)
2. easy
3. (of food) light, fluffy

Declension

Declension of לײַכט

predicative					לײַכט laykht
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	לײַכטער laykhter	לײַכט laykht	לײַכטע laykhte	לײַכטס laykhts	לײַכטע laykhte	לײַכטע laykhte
accusative	לײַכטן laykhtn
dative			לײַכטן laykhtn		לײַכטער laykhter

Synonyms

• (of low weight, easy): גרינג (gring)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “light, of low weight”): שווער (shver)
• (antonym(s) of “easy”): שווער (shver), קשה (koshe)

Related terms

• ליכט (likht)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

לײַכט • (laykht)

1. inflection of לײַכטן (laykhtn):
   1. first-person singular
   2. third-person singular
   3. imperative