שלעכט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German sleht, from Old High German sleht, from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz. Comparative and superlative suppleted from those of Old High German arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Compare German schlecht, arg (ärger, am ärgsten).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɫɛχt/

Adjective

שלעכט • (shlekht) (comparative ערגער (erger), superlative ערגסט (ergst))

1. bad

   Antonym: גוט (gut)

Declension

Declension of שלעכט

predicative					שלעכט shlekht
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	שלעכטער shlekhter	שלעכט shlekht	שלעכטע shlekhte	שלעכטס shlekhts	שלעכטע shlekhte	שלעכטע shlekhte
accusative	שלעכטן shlekhtn
dative			שלעכטן shlekhtn		שלעכטער shlekhter

Derived terms

• שלעכטקייט (shlekhtkeyt)
• שלעכטיקייט (shlekhtikeyt)

Related terms

• בייז (beyz)