jestas

Finnish

Etymology

Vernacular form of Jeesus (“Jesus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjestɑs/, [ˈje̞s̠tɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -estɑs
• Syllabification^(key): jes‧tas

Interjection

jestas

1. Jesus (exclamation)

Related terms

• herranjestas

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 2023-07-02