ערשט
YiddishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old High German ērist, superlative of ēr (“early”), from Proto-Germanic *airiz, whence also Old English ær (Modern English ere, early). Compare German erste.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
ערשט • (ersht)
- first
- דריווש דער ערשטער
- daryovesh der ershter
- Darius the First
- ערשטע וועלט מלחמה
- ershte velt milkhome
- First world war
DeclensionEdit
Declension of ערשט
AdverbEdit
ערשט • (ersht)
- only
- דאָס איז ערשט אַ האַלבע אַרבעט
- dos iz ersht a halbe arbet
- That is only half the work.