yea

Significat (Anglès)

Adv

1. (dated, not-comparable) Yes, indeed.
2. (dated, not-comparable) Thus, so (now often accompanied by a hand gesture by way of measurement).

Conj

Or even, or more like, nay. Introduces a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one.

Intj

Yeah, right, yes.

Noun

An affirmative vote, usually but not always spoken

Intj

Alternative spelling of yeah.

Intj

Misspelling of yay.

Conceptes

ben bé

de debò

en veritat

sí

veritablement

Oposat a

nay

Sinònims

yes

yeah

aye

yep

certainly

how

indeed

in fact

it is

okay

really

sure

surely

truly

uh huh

it’s true

absolutely

verily indeed

affirmative

approve

decidedly

definitively

Traduccions

oui

si

quin etiam

ja

sí

ja

belê

fürwahr

si

wahrhaftig

klar

ja doch

Ja-Stimme

μάλιστα

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/jeɪ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: ye

Heretat de anglès antic: ġēa

In summary

From Middle English ye, ȝea, ya, ȝa, from Old English ġēa, iā (“yea, yes”), from Proto-West Germanic *jā.
The modern pronunciation shows an irregular development of Early Modern English /ɛː/ to /eɪ/ in the standard language, probably from association with the antonym nay.