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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yester-

/ˈjɛstə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
yester-
IPA
/ˈjɛstə(ɹ)/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Belonging to the day preceding the present; next before the present.

prefix

Of former, earlier, or previous times.

Etymology

From Middle English yester-, yister-, from Old English ġeostran-, ġiestran- (“previous day, prior day”), from Proto-West Germanic *gesteran, from Proto-Germanic *gesteraz (“yesterday”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyés (“yesterday”). Compare Dutch gisteren, German gestern (“yesterday”), Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (gistradagis, “tomorrow”), Latin hesternus (“of yesterday”), Ancient Greek χθές (khthés, “yesterday”), Sanskrit ह्यस् (hyás, “yesterday”). More at yesterday.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: yester-, ġeostran, *gesteran, *gesteraz, *dʰǵʰyés

Questions

How do you pronounce yester-?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjɛstə(ɹ)/.
What does yester- mean?
Belonging to the day preceding the present; next before the present.
Where does yester- come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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