yessir
English
/ˈjɛsɜː(ɹ)/, /ˈjɛsɝ/, /ˌjɛsˈsɝ/
interj
Definitions
- (informal)
- (informal)
Etymology
Compound from English yes + English sir.
Origin
English
sir
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- grimsir English
- sir English
- siress English
- sirji English
- surly English
- yes English
- yes-man English
- yesable English
- yesish English
- yesman English
- yessiree English
- yeswoman English
- jees Finnish
- jes Finnish
- jessör Finnish
- yes Dutch, Flemish
- yes French
- сэр Russian
- イエス Japanese
- sir Middle English
- yes Middle English
- yes Danish
- jes Esperanto
- jes Serbo-Croatian
- jess Icelandic
- сър Bulgarian
- 阿Sir Chinese
- yes Tok Pisin
- Sa Yoruba