אייבערשט
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Yiddish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- אויבערשט (oybersht)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle High German öberst. By surface analysis, אייבער־ (eyber-) + ־שט (-sht). Compare German oberster.
Adjective
[edit]אייבערשט • (eybersht)
- top; (of two items) upper
- אויפֿן אייבערשטן שטאָק / עטאַזש ― oyfn eybershtn shtok / etazh ― on the top floor
- די אייבערשטע ליפּ ― di eybershte lip ― the upper lip
Declension
[edit]Declension of אייבערשט
| predicative | אייבערשט eybersht | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| case | masculine | neuter | feminine | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | post./nom. | ||||
| nominative | אייבערשטער eybershter |
אייבערשט eybersht |
אייבערשטע eybershte |
אייבערשטס eybershts |
אייבערשטע eybershte |
אייבערשטע eybershte |
| accusative | אייבערשטן eybershtn | |||||
| dative | אייבערשטן eybershtn |
אייבערשטער eybershter | ||||
Derived terms
[edit]- אייבערשטער (eybershter)
References
[edit]- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “éjberšter”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 256
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “אייבערשט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].