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)

  1. first
    דריווש דער ערשטער‎‎
    daryovesh der ershter
    Darius the First
    ערשטע וועלט מלחמה‎‎
    ershte velt milkhome
    First world war

DeclensionEdit

AdverbEdit

ערשט (ersht)

  1. only
    דאָס איז ערשט אַ האַלבע אַרבעט
    dos iz ersht a halbe arbet
    That is only half the work.