jestas
Finnish
Etymology
Vernacular form of Jeesus (“Jesus”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjestɑs/, [ˈje̞s̠tɑ̝s̠]
- Rhymes: -estɑs
- Syllabification(key): jes‧tas
- Hyphenation(key): jes‧tas
Interjection
jestas
- Jesus (exclamation)
Related terms
Further reading
- “jestas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023