ayer

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Aragonese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Akin to Spanish ayer, from Latin herī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈʝe(ɾ)/
  • Rhymes: -e(ɾ)
  • Syllabification: a‧yer

Adverb

ayer

  1. yesterday
    Synonym: ixotrodía

References

  • “ayer”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish ayer (“yesterday”).

Adverb

ayer

  1. yesterday

Ladino

Etymology

Compare Spanish ayer.

Adverb

ayer (Latin spelling)

  1. yesterday

Malay

Noun

ayer

  1. Dated spelling of air. (used in place names)

Spanish

Etymology

From earlier yer, from Latin herī. Alternatively from Latin ab herī (“since yesterday”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈʝeɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aˈʃeɾ/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈʒeɾ/

  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧yer

Adverb

ayer

  1. yesterday
    Antonym: mañana

Noun

ayer m (plural ayeres)

  1. yesterday
  2. (figuratively) days gone by; yesteryear; the past
    Synonym: antaño

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Chavacano: ayer
  • → Papiamentu: ayera

See also

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