zer

See also: Zer, zêr, żer, žer, and zer-

Basque

Alternative forms

  • ze (colloquial)

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *zer, containing the interrogative prefix *ze-.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻er/ [s̻er]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺er/ [s̺er]

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -er
  • Hyphenation: zer

Determiner

zer (interrogative)

  1. (before the noun) what

Derived terms

  • zer arraio (what the hell)
  • zer berri

Pronoun

zer (interrogative, relative)

  1. what

Declension

Derived terms

  • zer ba
  • zer dela eta (why)
  • zer dugu (what's going on)
  • zer edo zer (something)
  • zer esanik ez
  • zer eta zer
  • zer gerta ere (just in case)
  • zer modutan
  • zer moduz
  • zer moduzko
  • zer nahi duzu
  • zer-nola
  • zer-nolako
  • zera
  • zerbait (something)
  • zerbait izan
  • zerbaitxo
  • zerbaixka
  • zeregin (task)
  • zeren
  • zeren eta (because)
  • zerendako
  • zerengatik
  • zerentzat
  • zeresan
  • zeresan eman
  • zergati
  • zergatik (why)
  • zergatik edo hargatik (for some reason)
  • zergatiko (reason)
  • zerikusi
  • zerizan
  • zerki
  • zernahi
  • zernahi gerta ere
  • zernahi gisaz
  • zernahi izanik
  • zernahi kostarik (whatever it takes)
  • zernahitarako
  • zertako
  • zertan (in what situation)
  • zertarako (for what)
  • zertaratu
  • zertasun (essence)
  • zertsu (more or less what)
  • zertu
  • zertxobait (something)
  • zertzuk

Descendants

  • Basque-Icelandic Pidgin: ser

Adverb

zer (not comparable)

  1. what a, such
    A, zer egun ederrra!Ah, what a beautiful day.

Noun

zer inan

  1. thing, being, entity

Declension

References

  1. ze-” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

  • "zer" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • zer” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Dalmatian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin īre. The present and subjunctive forms are based on Latin vādere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡zer/

Verb

zer (second-person plural imperative zaite)

  1. go

Conjugation

      See also

      Northern Kurdish

      Alternative forms

      • زەر (zer) Arabic spelling

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /zɛɾ/
      • Rhymes: -ɛɾ

      Adjective

      Central Kurdish زەرد (zerd)
      Laki zerd
      Zazaki zerd
      Gurani zerd

      zer

      1. yellow

      See also

      Colors in Northern Kurdish · reng (layout · text)
           spî      gewr      reş
                   sor; sorê sor              pirteqalî; qehweyî              zer; qîçik
                   keskê vekirî              kesk              kevz; keskê tarî
                   şînê vekirî; hêşîn              şînê esmanî              şîn
                   şîrkî, mor; heş              soravî; binefşî, xemir              pîvazî, pembe

      Polish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /zɛr/
      • Rhymes: -ɛr
      • Syllabification: zer

      Noun

      zer n

      1. genitive plural of zero

      Romanian

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      Either a substratum word or from Latin serum, possibly influenced by Greek. Compare Aromanian dzãr / dzer.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /zer/

      Noun

      zer n (plural zeruri)

      1. whey

      Declension

      Further reading

      Turkmen

      Noun

      zer (definite accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

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