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10 Language-to-English DictionariesYesterday
/ˈjɛs.tər.deɪ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The day before today.
"I went to the park yesterday."
- 1
On the day before today.
"Yesterday, I finished my homework."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'giestran' (yesterday) combined with 'dæġ' (day), ultimately tracing back to Proto-Germanic roots cognate with Latin 'heri' and Greek 'chthes'. Over centuries, the spelling evolved through Middle English to establish its current temporal meaning denoting the day immediately preceding today.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Yesterday" is said worldwide
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ayer
Transliteration: aˈjeɾ
"Ayer fui al parque."
ontem
Transliteration: ˈõtẽ
"Ontem fui ao parque."
hier
Transliteration: jɛʁ
"Hier, je suis allé au parc."
gestern
Transliteration: ˈɡɛstɐn
"Gestern habe ich meine Hausaufgaben gemacht."
ieri
Transliteration: ˈjɛ.ri
"Ieri sono andato al parco."
कल
Transliteration: kal
"कल मैं पार्क गया।"
昨天
Transliteration: zuótiān
"昨天我去了公园。"
어제
Transliteration: eoje
"어제 나는 공원에 갔다."
昨日
Transliteration: kinō
"昨日、私は公園に行きました。"
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