ehrlich
- (dated) decent, honorable, honest
- honest, truthful, true
Frequency
Dialects
Appenzell Innerrhoden
ehrlich
Basel-Stadt
ehrlich
Zürich
ehrlich
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʔeːɐ̯lɪç/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle High German ērlich, from Old High German ērlīh, from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀulīk. Equivalent to Ehre (“honour”) + -lich (“-ly”).
Related words
be honest
open and aboveboard
geradeheraus
sympatisch
so wie es sein soll
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