jäst

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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

Noun

jäst c

  1. yeast

Declension

Declension of jäst
nominative genitive
singular indefinite jäst jästs
definite jästen jästens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

Verb

jäst

  1. supine of jäsa

Participle

jäst

  1. past participle of jäsa

References

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

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