gisteren
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gisteren, from Old Dutch *gestaron, from Proto-Germanic *gestra-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣɪs.tə.rə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: gis‧te‧ren
- Rhymes: -ɪstərən
Adverb
gisteren
- yesterday
Synonyms
- gister
Derived terms
- gisteravond
- gisterjaar
- eergisteren
Descendants
- Berbice Creole Dutch: kesre
- Negerhollands: gester, gistu
- → Virgin Islands Creole: gistu (dated)
- Petjo: histeren
- Skepi Creole Dutch: geter
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *gestaron, from Proto-Germanic *gestra-.
Adverb
gisteren
- yesterday
Alternative forms
- gistren
Descendants
- Dutch: gisteren
- Limburgish: gister
Further reading
- “ghisteren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “gisteren”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN