־לעך

Yiddish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɫəχ/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German -lich, from Old High German -līh, from Proto-Germanic *-līkaz (“having the body or form of”).

Suffix

־לעך • (-lekh)

1. -ly, -like (adjectival suffix)
2. -ly, -like (adverbial suffix)

Declension

Declension of ־לעך

predicative					־לעך -lekh
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	־לעכער -lekher	־לעך -lekh	־לעכע -lekhe	־לעכס -lekhs	־לעכע -lekhe	־לעכע -lekhe
accusative	־לעכן -lekhn
dative			־לעכן -lekhn		־לעכער -lekher

Alternative forms

• ־ליך (-likh)

Derived terms

Yiddish terms suffixed with ־לעך

Etymology 2

Borrowed from one or more Upper or Central German dialects, from Middle High German -lech (which see), which had come to be seen as a plural of -l.

Suffix

־לעך • (-lekh) n pl

1. plural of ־ל (-l)

Descendants

• Hebrew: ־לך (-lakh)