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Yiddish
Etymology
Derived from Middle High German slehtecheit. By surface analysis, שלעכט (shlekht) + ־קייט (-keyt). Compare German Schlechtigkeit.
Noun
שלעכטקייט • (shlekhtkeyt) f, plural שלעכטקייטן (shlekhtkeytn)
- evil, badness, depravity