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Yiddish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German līht, from Old High German līht, from Proto-West Germanic *lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz.
Adjective
לײַכט • (laykht) (comparative לײַכטער (laykhter), superlative לײַכסט (laykhst))
- light (of low weight)
- easy
- (of food) light, fluffy
Declension
Synonyms
- (of low weight, easy): גרינג (gring)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “light, of low weight”): שווער (shver)
- (antonym(s) of “easy”): שווער (shver), קשה (koshe)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
לײַכט • (laykht)
- inflection of לײַכטן (laykhtn):
- first-person singular
- third-person singular
- imperative