Yiddish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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ריין (reyn) +‎ ־לעך (-lekh), with intrusive ־ט־ (-t-) probably a result of dialectal innovation. Cognate to German reinlich.

Adjective

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ריינטלעך (reyntlekh)

  1. clean, neat

Declension

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References

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  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “ריינטלעך”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “ריינטלעך” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].