jäst

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish iæster, from Old Norse jǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz, from Proto-Indo-European *yes- (to boil, to foam).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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jäst c

  1. yeast

Declension

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

Verb

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jäst

  1. supine of jäsa

Participle

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jäst

  1. past participle of jäsa

References

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

Further reading

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