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”)