ijẹta

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ìjọ (“day”) +‎ ẹ̀ta (“three”), literally “3 days from today” or ijọ́ +‎ ẹ̀ta.

  • Today is counted as one of the days, making it "three days ago" as opposed to the usual English translation of "two days ago"

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.d͡ʒɛ̄.tā/, /ì.d͡ʒɛ́.tā/

Noun

ìjẹta or ìjẹ́ta

  1. day before yesterday

Derived terms

  • àná (“yesterday”)
  • ọjọ́ (“day”)
  • ìjẹrin (“four days ago (2 days before yesterday)”)
  • ìjarùn-ún (“five days ago (3 days before yesterday)”)
  • ìjẹfà (“six days ago (4 days before yesterday)”)
  • ìjeje (“seven days ago”)
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