jäst

See also: jast

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish iæster, from Old Norse jǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz, from Proto-Indo-European *yes- (“to boil, to foam”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɛst/
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  • Homophones: gäst

Noun

jäst c

  1. yeast

Declension
Declension of jäst 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative jäst jästen — —
Genitive jästs jästens — —

Verb

jäst

  1. past participle of jäsa.
  2. supine of jäsa.

References
  1. jäst in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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