ehrlich

== German == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German ērlich, from Old High German ērlīh, from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀulīk. Equivalent to Ehre (“honour”) +‎ -lich (“-ly”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeːrlɪç/, [ˈʔeːɐ̯.lɪç], [ˈʔɛɐ̯.lɪç] === Adjective === ehrlich (strong nominative masculine singular ehrlicher, comparative ehrlicher, superlative am ehrlichsten) (dated, except in certain contexts) decent, honorable, honest Synonyms: ehrenhaft, ehrbar, achtbar, redlich, anständig (now by far the commonest sense) honest, truthful, true Synonyms: wahrhaftig, wahrheitsgetreu, wahrheitsliebend, aufrichtig eine ehrliche Antwort ― an honest answer ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ehrlich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “ehrlich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “ehrlich” in Duden online “ehrlich” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, Neubearbeitung (A–F). “erlich” in Frühneuhochdeutsches Wörterbuch, Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, 1986–.