פֿרײַנדלעך

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German vriuntlich, vrūntlich, friuntlich (compare German freundlich), from Old High German friuntlīh, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndlīkaz (compare English friendly), equivalent to פֿרײַנד (fraynd, “friend”) +‎ ־לעך (-lekh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʁaɪ̯ndɫəχ/

Adjective

פֿרײַנדלעך • (frayndlekh)

1. friendly

   Antonym: אומפֿרײַנדלעך (umfrayndlekh)

Declension

Declension of פֿרײַנדלעך

predicative					פֿרײַנדלעך frayndlekh
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	פֿרײַנדלעכער frayndlekher	פֿרײַנדלעך frayndlekh	פֿרײַנדלעכע frayndlekhe	פֿרײַנדלעכס frayndlekhs	פֿרײַנדלעכע frayndlekhe	פֿרײַנדלעכע frayndlekhe
accusative	פֿרײַנדלעכן frayndlekhn
dative			פֿרײַנדלעכן frayndlekhn		פֿרײַנדלעכער frayndlekher

Derived terms

• גאַסטפֿרײַנדלעך (gastfrayndlekh, “hospitable”)