ערשט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German ērist, superlative of ēr (“early”), from Proto-Germanic *airiz, whence also Old English ær (Modern English ere, early). Compare German erste.

Ordinal number

ערשט • (ersht)

  1. first
    ‏דריווש דער ערשטער‎‎
    daryovesh der ershter
    Darius the First
    ‏ערשטע וועלט מלחמה‎‎
    ershte velt milkhome
    First world war

Declension

Adverb

ערשט • (ersht)

  1. only
    ‏דאָס איז ערשט אַ האַלבע אַרבעט‎
    dos iz ersht a halbe arbet
    That is only half the work.
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