"jester" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛs.tə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jester.wav [Southern-England] Forms: jesters [plural], jestress [feminine]
Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English gestour; equivalent to jest + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gestour}} Middle English gestour, {{suffix|en|jest|er|id2=agent noun}} jest + -er Head templates: {{head|en|noun|plural|jesters|feminine|jestress}} jester (plural jesters, feminine jestress)
  1. One who jests, jokes or teases. Synonyms (one who jokes): buffoon Translations (one who jests): γελωτοποιός (gelōtopoiós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), жартаўні́к (žartaŭník) [masculine] (Belarusian), жарто́ўнік (žartóŭnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), шегобиец (šegobiec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), šašek [masculine] (Czech), amuzanto (Esperanto), vitsailija (Finnish), vitsiniekka (Finnish), plaisantin [masculine] (French), alvardán [masculine] (Galician), bufón [masculine] (Galician), arlequín [masculine] (Galician), ხუმარა (xumara) (Georgian), მასხარა (masxara) (Georgian), ოხუნჯი (oxunǯi) (Georgian), ტაკიმასხარა (ṭaḳimasxara) (Georgian), Spaßmacher [masculine] (German), Spaßmacherin [feminine] (German), Clown [masculine] (German), Clownin [feminine] (German), Hampelmann [masculine] (German), Hampelfrau [feminine] (German), balatrō [masculine] (Latin), klounas [masculine] (Lithuanian), шега́џија (šegádžija) [masculine] (Macedonian), шего́биец (šegóbiec) [masculine] (Macedonian), сме́шник (sméšnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), kiri hangareka (Maori), ټوکي (ṭoki) [masculine] (Pashto), błazen [masculine] (Polish), brincalhão [masculine] (Portuguese), шутни́к (šutník) [masculine] (Russian), шутни́ца (šutníca) [feminine] (Russian), остря́к (ostrják) [derogatory, masculine] (Russian), bufón [masculine] (Spanish), gycklare [common-gender, plural, singular] (Swedish), жартівни́к (žartivnýk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), жартівни́ця (žartivnýcja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), жарту́н (žartún) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-jester-en-noun-gqN8nJCD Disambiguation of 'one who jokes': 52 31 16 Disambiguation of 'one who jests': 74 18 8
  2. A person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court. Categories (topical): Comedy, People Synonyms (court entertainer): buffoon Hyponyms (person who amused a medieval court): harlequin, pantaloon
    Sense id: en-jester-en-noun-mQPsN3C7 Disambiguation of Comedy: 31 61 8 Disambiguation of People: 36 58 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 49 27 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 59 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 18 55 27 Disambiguation of 'court entertainer': 19 51 30 Disambiguation of 'person who amused a medieval court': 17 60 23
  3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Southeast Asian genus Symbrenthia. Categories (lifeform): Nymphalid butterflies
    Sense id: en-jester-en-noun-dVDrdU5h Disambiguation of Nymphalid butterflies: 10 36 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: person Hyponyms: court jester, Merry Andrew, pickle-herring Derived forms: court jester Related terms: bauble, coxcomb, jest, laughingstock, motley, acrobat, juggler, tumbler

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: jesteren [definite, singular], jestere [indefinite, plural], jestre [indefinite, plural], jestrer [indefinite, plural], jesterne [definite, plural], jestrene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse jǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz, whence English yeast. Etymology templates: {{inh|nb|non|jǫstr}} Old Norse jǫstr, {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*jestuz}} Proto-Germanic *jestuz, {{cog|en|yeast}} English yeast
  1. yeast Tags: masculine Synonyms: gjær, jest Related terms: ese
    Sense id: en-jester-nb-noun-50K3eFHW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|nb|noun form|g=m}} jester m
  1. indefinite plural of jest Tags: form-of, indefinite, masculine, plural Form of: jest
    Sense id: en-jester-nb-noun-CFeK8IkQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /ˈjɛs.tər/ Forms: jesteren [definite, singular], jestrar [indefinite, plural], jestrane [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse jǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz, whence also English yeast. Doublet of jest. Etymology templates: {{root|nn|ine-pro|*yes-}}, {{inh|nn|non|jǫstr}} Old Norse jǫstr, {{inh|nn|gem-pro|*jestuz}} Proto-Germanic *jestuz, {{cog|en|yeast}} English yeast, {{doublet|nn|jest}} Doublet of jest
  1. yeast Tags: masculine Synonyms: gjær, jest, gjester [nonstandard] Related terms: asa, ase, esa, ese
    Sense id: en-jester-nn-noun-50K3eFHW Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header

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      "tags": [
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      "word": "ხუმარა"
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      "word": "მასხარა"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "word": "ოხუნჯი"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "word": "ტაკიმასხარა"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "Spaßmacher"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "Spaßmacherin"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "grc",
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      "code": "mk",
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      "code": "mi",
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse jǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz, whence English yeast.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jesteren",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jestere",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jestre",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jestrer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jesterne",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jestrene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ese"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "yeast"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "yeast",
          "yeast"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gjær"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "jest"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jester"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.",
      "name": "nonlemma"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "noun form",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "jester m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "jest"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "indefinite plural of jest"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "jest",
          "jest#Norwegian Bokmål"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "homophone": "gjester"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jester"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*yes-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "jǫstr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse jǫstr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*jestuz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *jestuz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "yeast"
      },
      "expansion": "English yeast",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "jest"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of jest",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse jǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz, whence also English yeast. Doublet of jest.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jesteren",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jestrar",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jestrane",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "asa"
    },
    {
      "word": "ase"
    },
    {
      "word": "esa"
    },
    {
      "word": "ese"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Nynorsk doublets",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk nouns",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *yes-",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "yeast"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "yeast",
          "yeast"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gjær"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjɛs.tər/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "jest"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "since 1938"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "nonstandard"
      ],
      "word": "gjester"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jester"
}

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