jessus
Finnish
Etymology
Vernacular variant of Jeesus (“Jesus”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjesːus/, [ˈje̞s̠ːus̠]
- Rhymes: -esːus
- Syllabification(key): jes‧sus
- Hyphenation(key): jes‧sus
Interjection
jessus
- Jesus! (exclamation)
- Jessus, kuka tuotakin tolloa on äänestänyt!
- Jesus, who has ever voted for that jerk!
Synonyms
Further reading
- “jessus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023