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Definition: YESTERNIGHT |
YESTERNIGHTAdverb1. On the last night. Noun1. The last night; the night last past. |
Date "YESTERNIGHT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Crosswords: YESTERNIGHT |
| English words defined with "YESTERNIGHT": Yestreen. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "YESTERNIGHT": Yestreen. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "YESTERNIGHT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | mbrëmë (last night, overnight, yesterevening), dje mbrëma. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | الليلة البارحة (yesterevening). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | снощи (last night). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | vèera veèer. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | hier soir (yester-evening). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | yesternightay a noite passada (last night). (various references) вчера вечером (last night, yestereve, yester-evening). (various references) prošle noći. (various references) учорашній вечір (yester-evening), учора увечері (yester-evening), учора вночі, минула ніч. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 31, Verse 29 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai nun iscuei h ceir mou kakopoihsai se o de qeoV tou patroV sou ecqeV eipen proV me legwn fulaxai seauton mhpote lalhshV meta iakwb ponhra |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Valet quidem manus mea reddere tibi malum sed Deus patris vestri heri dixit mihi cave ne loquaris cum Iacob quicquam durius |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And now forsothe myn hoond may yeeld to thee yuel, but God of thi fader yistirday seide to me, Be war lest thow speek with Jacob eny thing harder. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | It for I am able to do you evell. But the God of youre father spake vnto me yesterdaye saynge take hede tha thou speake not to Iacob oughte saue goode. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spoke to me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | It is in my power to do you damage: but the God of your father came to me this night, saying, Take care that you say nothing good or bad to Jacob. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 31, Verse 29 |
| Cebuano | Ania sa gahum sa akong kamot ang pag-among-among kaninyo; apan ang Dios sa inyong amahan nagsulti kanako kagabii, ug nag-ingon: Magmatngon ka nga dili magsulti kang Jacob bisan maayo kun dautan. |
| Croatian | U mojoj je ruci da s tobom loše postupim. Ali Bog tvoga oca noæas mi reèe: 'Pazi da protiv Jakova ne poduzmeš ništa, ni dobro ni zlo!' |
| Danish | Det stod nu i min Magt at handle ilde med dig; men din Faders Gud sagde til mig i Nat: Vogt dig vel for at sige så meget som et ondt Ord til Jakob! |
| Dutch | Het ware in de macht mijner hand aan ulieden kwaad te doen; maar de God van ulieder vader heeft tot mij gisteren nacht gesproken, zeggende: Wacht u, van met Jakob te spreken, of goed, of kwaad. |
| Finnish | Minulla olisi valta tehdä teille pahaa, mutta teidän isänne Jumala sanoi minulle viime yönä näin: `Varo, ettet puhu Jaakobille hyvää etkä pahaa`. |
| French | Ma main est assez forte pour vous faire du mal; mais le Dieu de votre père m`a dit hier: Garde-toi de parler Jacob ni en bien ni en mal! |
| German | Und ich hätte wohl so viel Macht, daß ich euch könnte Übles tun; aber eures Vaters Gott hat gestern zu mir gesagt: Hüte dich, daß du mit Jakob nicht anders als freundlich redest. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Saya cukup kuat untuk berbuat jahat kepadamu, tetapi tadi malam Allah yang dipuja ayahmu memperingatkan saya supaya sekali-kali jangan mengancam engkau. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Adalah juga kuasa pada tanganku akan berbuat jahat kepadamu, tetapi malam tadi Allah bapamu telah berfirman kepadaku, firman-Nya: Ingat baik-baik; jangan engkau berkata-kata dengan Yakub atau baik atau jahat. |
| Italian | Sarebbe in mio potere di farti del male, ma il Dio di tuo padre mi ha parlato la notte scorsa: Bada di non dir niente a Giacobbe, né in bene né in male! |
| Maori | He kaha kei toku ringa hei whakatupu kino i a koutou: otiia kua korero mai te Atua o to koutou papa ki ahau inapo, kua mea mai, Kia tupato kei korero atu koe, ahakoa pai, ahakoa kino, ki a Hakopa. |
| Norwegian | Jeg har det i min makt å gjøre ondt mot eder; men eders fars Gud sa til mig inatt: Vokt dig og si ikke noget til Jakob, hverken godt eller ondt! |
| Rumanian | Mkna mea este destul de tare ca sq vq fac rqu; dar Dumnezeul tatqlui vostru mi -a zis kn noaptea trecutq: ,,Ferewte-te sq spui o vorbq rea lui Iacov!`` |
| Swedish | Det stode nu i min makt att göra eder ont; men eder faders Gud sade till mig i natt: 'Tag dig till vara för att tala något mot Jakob, vad det vara må.' |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "YESTERNIGHT": yesternights. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-g-h-i-n-r-s-t-t-y" | |
-1 letter: retightens, tighteners. | |
-2 letters: resetting, retesting, retighten, teethings, tethering, thirteens, tightener. | |
-3 letters: entirety, eternity, eyesight, gentries, gitterns, greenish, greenths, greyhens, grisette, hygienes, insetter, integers, interest, reesting, rehinges, rightest, seething, serenity, sheering, sheeting, steering, sternite, strength, teething, tergites, thirteen, tightens, trientes, trysting. | |
-4 letters: entires, entries, ethynes, gerents, getters, gittern, greenth, greisen, greyest, greyhen, greyish, gyrenes, heister. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-g-h-i-n-r-s-t-t-y" | |
+1 letter: yesternights. | |
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