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

  • IPA(key): /jɛst/
  • audio:(file)
  • Homophones: gäst

Noun

jäst c

  1. yeast

Declension

Declension of jäst 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative jäst jästen
Genitive jästs jästens

Verb

jäst

  1. (deprecated template usage) past participle of jäsa
  2. (deprecated template usage) supine of jäsa

References

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