לעבלעך

Yiddish

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly related to German lau.

Alternative forms

• לעפּלעך (leplekh)

Adjective

לעבלעך • (leblekh)

1. lukewarm, tepid

   Synonym: לוי (loy)

Declension

Declension of לעבלעך

predicative					לעבלעך leblekh
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	לעבלעכער leblekher	לעבלעך leblekh	לעבלעכע leblekhe	לעבלעכס leblekhs	לעבלעכע leblekhe	לעבלעכע leblekhe
accusative	לעבלעכן leblekhn
dative			לעבלעכן leblekhn		לעבלעכער leblekher

Derived terms

(nouns):

• לעבלעכקייט f (leblekhkeyt)

Adverb

לעבלעך • (leblekh)

1. tepidly, lukewarmly, unenthusiastically

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “léblexer”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 485
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “לעבלעך” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “לעבלעך”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

לעבלעך • (leblekh)

1. plural of לעבל (lebl)