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Spanish
Etymology
From a Vulgar Latin *erctus, past participle of *ergere, corresponding to Latin ērēctus < ērigere. Compare Italian erto. Doublet of erecto, a borrowing from Latin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝeɾto/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃeɾto/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒeɾto/
- Rhymes: -eɾto
- Syllabification: yer‧to
Adjective
yerto (feminine yerta, masculine plural yertos, feminine plural yertas)
- stiff; rigid
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