different between jay vs kristen

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: j?, IPA^(key): /d?e?/
• Rhymes: -e?

Etymology 1

From Middle English jay, from Old French jai ("jay"; Modern French geai), from Old French gai (“gay, merry”), so named due to its plumage, from Old Frankish *g?hi (“quick, impetuous”), from Proto-Germanic *ganhuz, *ganhwaz (“sudden”), cognate with Dutch gaai (“jay”). More at gay.

Noun

jay (plural jays)

1. Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanocitta, Aphelocoma, Perisoreus, Cyanocorax, Gymnorhinus, Cyanolyca, Ptilostomus, and Calocitta, allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely coloured, usually having a crest, and often noisy.
2. Other birds of similar appearance and behaviour.
3. Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Graphium.
4. (archaic) A dull or ignorant person. It survives today in the term jaywalking.
   • 1900, Harry B. Norris, Burlington Bertie (song)

     Burlington Bertie's the latest young jay
     He rents a swell flat somewhere Kensington way
     He spends the good oof that his pater has made
     Along with the Brandy and Soda Brigade.

5. (obsolete) Promiscuous woman; prostitute.

Synonyms

• (bird): Jenny jay, jay pie, k, kae (UK); bluejay, whisky jack (US)
• (ignorant person): See Thesaurus:ignoramus
• (promiscuous woman): See Thesaurus:promiscuous woman or Thesaurus:prostitute

Hyponyms

• (bird): Old World jay, gray jay, American jay

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• Jay on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Corvidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Etymology 2

Respelling of the letter jy (which see), by analogy with the following letter kay.

Noun

jay (plural jays)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter J.
2. (slang) A marijuana cigarette; a joint.
   • 2009, Caitlin Moran, The Times, 23 Mar 2009:

     Although sympathetic, my main reaction was to think: “Some people can handle it, and some people can’t,” and then smugly light up a big fat jay.

Derived terms

• deejay
• jaycee

Translations

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) letter; a, bee, cee, dee, e, ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee / zed

References

• jay in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Kaqchikel

Noun

jay

1. home

Middle English

Alternative forms

• jai, gaye, jey

Etymology

From Old French jai, from Frankish *g?hi or Late Latin gaius. Doublet of gay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??i?/

Noun

jay (plural jayes)

1. jay (bird)

Descendants

• English: jay
• Scots: jay

References

• “jai, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-18.

Breton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?krist?n/

Adjective

kristen

1. (Christianity) Christian

Noun

kristen m (plural kristenien or kristenion)

1. (Christianity) Christian

Mutation

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kristinn (cf. runic ??????? (kristna), acc.pl). Borrowed via Old English cristen or Middle Low German kristen from Latin Chr?sti?nus, derived from Chr?stus +? -i?nus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?k????sd??n]

Adjective

kristen

1. (Christianity) Christian

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kristinn.

Adjective

kristen (masculine and feminine kristen, neuter kristent, definite singular and plural kristne, comparative kristnere, indefinite superlative kristnest, definite superlative kristneste)

1. (Christianity) Christian

Derived terms

• førkristen
• kristenliv

Noun

kristen m

1. (Christianity) Christian

References

• “kristen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kristinn.

Adjective

kristen (masculine and feminine kristen, neuter kriste or kristent, definite singular and plural kristne, comparative kristnare, indefinite superlative kristnast, definite superlative kristnaste)

1. (Christianity) Christian

Derived terms

• førkristen
• kristenliv

Noun

kristen m

1. (Christianity) Christian

References

• “kristen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kristinn.

Pronunciation

Adjective

kristen

1. (Christianity) Christian; relating to Christianity or Christians.

Declension

Synonyms

• kristlig

Anagrams

• Kerstin, kristne, skrinet, stinker