English Explanatory Dictionary

ereyesterday

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. On the day before yesterday.
noun
  1. The day before yesterday.

Pronunciation

/ɛəˈjɛstədeɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ereyesterday.wav /ɛəɹˈjɛstəɹdeɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-ereyesterday.wav

Word forms

ereyesterday

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-eri Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyeri Proto-Germanic *airi Proto-Germanic *airiz Old English ǣr Middle English er English ere Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyés Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyésteros Proto-Germanic *gesteraz Proto-Germanic *-n Proto-Germanic *gesteran Proto-West Germanic *gesteran Old English ġiestran Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-? Proto-Germanic *dagaz Proto-West Germanic *dag Old English dæġ Old English ġiestrandæġ Middle English yesterday English yesterday English ereyesterday From ere (“before”, preposition) + yesterday. Compare French avant-hier, Dutch eergisteren, German vorgestern, Polish przedwczoraj, Swedish förrgår or Danish forgårs.

Antonyms

overmorrow

Related words

ere-yesterday ere yesterday nudiustertian
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