"ijẹta" meaning in Yoruba

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Noun

IPA: /ì.d͡ʒɛ̄.tā/, /ì.d͡ʒɛ́.tā/ Forms: ìjẹta [canonical], ìjẹ́ta [canonical], ìjẹẹ̀ta [alternative]
Etymology: From ìjọ (“day”) + ẹ̀ta (“three”), literally “3 days from today” or ijọ́ + ẹ̀ta. * Today is counted as one of the days, making it "three days ago" as opposed to the usual English translation of "two days ago" Etymology templates: {{compound|yo|ìjọ|ẹ̀ta|lit=3 days from today|t1=day|t2=three}} ìjọ (“day”) + ẹ̀ta (“three”), literally “3 days from today”, {{compound|yo|ijọ́|ẹ̀ta}} ijọ́ + ẹ̀ta Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ìjẹta|head2=}} ìjẹta, {{yo-pos|noun|ìjẹta|}} ìjẹta, {{yo-noun|ìjẹta}} ìjẹta, {{head|yo|noun|head=ìjẹ́ta|head2=}} ìjẹ́ta, {{yo-pos|noun|ìjẹ́ta|}} ìjẹ́ta, {{yo-noun|ìjẹ́ta}} ìjẹ́ta
  1. day before yesterday Derived forms: níjẹta (english: three days ago) Related terms: àná (english: yesterday), ọjọ́ (english: day), ìjẹrin (english: four days ago (2 days before yesterday)), ìjarùn-ún (english: five days ago (3 days before yesterday)), ìjẹfà (english: six days ago (4 days before yesterday)), ìjeje (english: seven days ago)
    Sense id: en-ijẹta-yo-noun-cgxsjAEE Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ìjọ",
        "3": "ẹ̀ta",
        "lit": "3 days from today",
        "t1": "day",
        "t2": "three"
      },
      "expansion": "ìjọ (“day”) + ẹ̀ta (“three”), literally “3 days from today”",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ijọ́",
        "3": "ẹ̀ta"
      },
      "expansion": "ijọ́ + ẹ̀ta",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ìjọ (“day”) + ẹ̀ta (“three”), literally “3 days from today” or ijọ́ + ẹ̀ta.\n* Today is counted as one of the days, making it \"three days ago\" as opposed to the usual English translation of \"two days ago\"",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ìjẹta",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ìjẹ́ta",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ìjẹẹ̀ta",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ìjẹta",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ìjẹta",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ìjẹta",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ìjẹta",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ìjẹta"
      },
      "expansion": "ìjẹta",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ìjẹ́ta",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ìjẹ́ta",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ìjẹ́ta",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ìjẹ́ta",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ìjẹ́ta"
      },
      "expansion": "ìjẹ́ta",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "three days ago",
          "word": "níjẹta"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "day before yesterday"
      ],
      "id": "en-ijẹta-yo-noun-cgxsjAEE",
      "links": [
        [
          "day before yesterday",
          "day before yesterday"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "yesterday",
          "word": "àná"
        },
        {
          "english": "day",
          "word": "ọjọ́"
        },
        {
          "english": "four days ago (2 days before yesterday)",
          "word": "ìjẹrin"
        },
        {
          "english": "five days ago (3 days before yesterday)",
          "word": "ìjarùn-ún"
        },
        {
          "english": "six days ago (4 days before yesterday)",
          "word": "ìjẹfà"
        },
        {
          "english": "seven days ago",
          "word": "ìjeje"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ì.d͡ʒɛ̄.tā/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ì.d͡ʒɛ́.tā/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ijẹta"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "three days ago",
      "word": "níjẹta"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ìjọ",
        "3": "ẹ̀ta",
        "lit": "3 days from today",
        "t1": "day",
        "t2": "three"
      },
      "expansion": "ìjọ (“day”) + ẹ̀ta (“three”), literally “3 days from today”",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ijọ́",
        "3": "ẹ̀ta"
      },
      "expansion": "ijọ́ + ẹ̀ta",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ìjọ (“day”) + ẹ̀ta (“three”), literally “3 days from today” or ijọ́ + ẹ̀ta.\n* Today is counted as one of the days, making it \"three days ago\" as opposed to the usual English translation of \"two days ago\"",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ìjẹta",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ìjẹ́ta",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ìjẹẹ̀ta",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ìjẹta",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ìjẹta",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ìjẹta",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ìjẹta",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ìjẹta"
      },
      "expansion": "ìjẹta",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "ìjẹ́ta",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ìjẹ́ta",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "ìjẹ́ta",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ìjẹ́ta",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ìjẹ́ta"
      },
      "expansion": "ìjẹ́ta",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "yesterday",
      "word": "àná"
    },
    {
      "english": "day",
      "word": "ọjọ́"
    },
    {
      "english": "four days ago (2 days before yesterday)",
      "word": "ìjẹrin"
    },
    {
      "english": "five days ago (3 days before yesterday)",
      "word": "ìjarùn-ún"
    },
    {
      "english": "six days ago (4 days before yesterday)",
      "word": "ìjẹfà"
    },
    {
      "english": "seven days ago",
      "word": "ìjeje"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Yoruba compound terms",
        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba nouns",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "day before yesterday"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "day before yesterday",
          "day before yesterday"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ì.d͡ʒɛ̄.tā/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ì.d͡ʒɛ́.tā/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ijẹta"
}

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