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jester
English
Etymology
From Middle English gestour; equivalent to jest +? -er.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d??s.t?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?d??s.t?/
- Homophone: gestor
- Rhymes: -?st?(?)
Noun
jester (plural jesters, feminine jestress)
- One who jests, jokes or teases.
- A person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Southeast Asian genus Symbrenthia.
Synonyms
- (one who jokes): buffoon, clown, joker, see also Thesaurus:joker
- (court entertainer): buffoon, clown, fool, jestress, see also Thesaurus:jester
Hyponyms
- (person who amused a medieval court): harlequin, pantaloon
Derived terms
- court jester
Translations
Anagrams
- rejets
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse j?str, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz, whence English yeast.
Alternative forms
- jest
Noun
jester m (definite singular jesteren, indefinite plural jestere or jestre or jestrer, definite plural jesterne or jestrene)
- yeast
- Synonym: gjær
Related terms
- ese
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- Homophone: gjester
Noun
jester m
- indefinite plural of jest
References
- “jester” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- jest
- gjester (non-standard since 1938)
Etymology
From Old Norse j?str, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz, whence also English yeast. Doublet of jest.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?j?s.t?r/ (example of pronunciation)
Noun
jester m (definite singular jesteren, indefinite plural jestrar, definite plural jestrane)
- yeast
- Synonym: gjær
Related terms
- asa, ase
- esa, ese
References
- “jester” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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