herranjestas

Finnish

Etymology

From Herra (“Lord”) and Jeesus (“Jesus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈherːɑnˌjestɑs/, [ˈhe̞rːɑ̝nˌje̞s̠tɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -estɑs
• Hyphenation^(key): herran‧jestas

Interjection

herranjestas

1. good Lord, oh my God!

Further reading

• “herranjestas”, 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 2023-07-02