yea

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.

Konzepte

ja

klar

wahrhaftig

fürwahr

ja doch

Ja-Stimme

zwar

h

Ja

allerdings

wohl

B

doch

freilich

H

immerhin

Gegenteil von

nay

Synonyme

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

Übersetzungen

oui

si

quin etiam

sí

evet

μάλιστα

si

belê

ja

si

sim

όντως

ναί

de debò

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/jeɪ/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: ye

Geerbt von Altenglisch: 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.