How Do You Spell YESTERN?

Pronunciation: [jˈɛstən] (IPA)

Yestern is a rarely used term that means "of yesterday" or "last year". Its spelling may seem unusual, but it can be easily explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as /ˈjɛstərn/. The "y" sound at the beginning is represented by the IPA symbol /j/, while the "e" in "yest" is pronounced as /ɛ/. The "t" is silent, and the final syllable "-ern" is pronounced as /ərn/. Yestern is not commonly used in modern language, but remains an interesting linguistic relic of past times.

Common Misspellings for YESTERN

  • ywstern
  • ysstern
  • ydstern
  • yrstern
  • y4stern
  • y3stern
  • yeatern
  • yeztern
  • yextern
  • yedtern
  • yeetern
  • yewtern
  • yesrern
  • yesfern
  • yesgern
  • yesyern
  • yes6ern
  • yes5ern
  • yestwrn
  • yestsrn

Etymology of YESTERN

The word "Yestern" is derived from the combination of the Middle English word "yester" and the suffix "-n" (which indicates the adjectival form).

The Middle English word "yester" was derived from the Old English word "geostran", meaning "yesterday". Eventually, the Middle English word "yester" came to mean "yesterday" or "of yesterday".

Over time, the suffix "-n" was added to "yester" to create "yestern", resulting in the meaning of "of or pertaining to yesterday". It is worth noting that in modern English, the word "yestern" has largely fallen out of use, and the term "yesterday" is more commonly employed to refer to the previous day.

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