Jersey
A breed of dairy cattle developed on JerseyA breed of dairy cattle developed on Jersey.
» I think that jersey suits you.
Ich denke, dieses Trikot steht dir gut. — Yorwba
sundown · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesA breed of dairy cattle developed on Jersey.
The Jersey is the queen of the creamery, in my neighbor's estimation.
a breed of dairy cattle developed on the island of Jersey
Any individual of this breed.
She's our butter queen, our dandy Jersey, Mary Ann.
Examples
38 sentencesI think that jersey suits you.
deIch denke, dieses Trikot steht dir gut. — Yorwba
What do you think about this jersey?
Why is your jersey hanging on the chair?
deWarum hängt dein Trikot an dem Stuhl? — Ioan_Cristian
It is an honour to wear the jersey of this great club.
deEs ist mir eine Ehre, das Trikot dieses großen Vereins zu tragen. — Ioan_Cristian
These jerseys are too big for me.
ruЭти свитера мне велики. — marafon
Origin
From Middle English Gersey, from Anglo-Norman Gersui, further etymology disputed. ProbablyFrom Middle English Gersey, from Anglo-Norman Gersui, further etymology disputed. Probably from Old Norse [Term?], compound of Geirs (“Geirr's”) + ey (“island”). Also occasionally and historically connected to Latin Caesarea, a common name given to locations conquered by the Romans in honor of Caesar (compare French Césarée). The latter theory still bestows the Latin translation of the island.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: JerseysSynonyms
7 synonyms- a close-fitting pullover shirt:T-shirttee shirt
- the largest of the Channel Islands:island of Jersey
- a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies:New JerseyGarden StateNJN.J.
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.