different between jersey vs kersey

English

Etymology

From a typical fisherman's sweater used on the island of Jersey.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d???zi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d??zi/
• Rhymes: -??(?)zi
• Hyphenation: jer?sey

Noun

jersey (countable and uncountable, plural jerseys)

1. (countable) A garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body.

   Synonym: jumper, pullover, sweater

2. (countable) A shirt worn by a member of an athletic team, usually oversized, typically depicting the athlete's name and team number as well as the team's logotype.

   Synonym: (Australian) guernsey

3. (uncountable) A type of fabric knit

Derived terms

• green jersey
• yellow jersey

Translations

Further reading

• Jersey (clothing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?ø?zi/ (in imitation of original pronunciation)
• IPA^(key): /?jersey/, [?je?rs?e?y] (Finnicized pronunciation)
• IPA^(key): /?jersei?/, [?je?rs?e?i?] (Finnicized pronunciation)

Noun

jersey

1. jersey (type of fabric knit)

   Synonym: jerseyneulos

Usage notes

• Many of the inflected forms are somewhat awkward to use, but corresponding forms of the synonymous jerseyneulos can be substituted for them.

Declension

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.z?/

Noun

jersey m (plural jerseys)

1. jersey

Further reading

• “jersey” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Alternative forms

• yérsey, yersi (Latin America)

Etymology

From English jersey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?xe?sei/, [?xe?.sei?]

Noun

jersey m (plural jerséis)

1. sweater, pullover

   Synonyms: suéter, chomba

English

Etymology

Perhaps from the village of Kersey in Suffolk, England, UK, in the region where the cloth was made.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??zi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?zi/
• Rhymes: -??(?)zi
• Hyphenation: ker?sey

Noun

kersey (countable and uncountable, plural kerseys)

1. A type of rough woollen cloth.

Related terms

• kerseymere

Translations

See also

• broadcloth

References

Further reading

• kersey (cloth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Keyser, keyers, rekeys