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

Basque

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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

Determiner

zer (interrogative)

  1. (before the noun) what

Derived terms

Pronoun

zer (interrogative, relative)

  1. what

Declension

Declension of Basque interrogative pronouns
nor zer zein zenbat
indefinite plural indefinite plural
absolutive nor nortzuk zer zein zeintzuk zenbat
ergative nork nortzuek zerk zeinek zeintzuek zenbatek
dative nori nortzuei zeri zeini zeintzuei zenbati
genitive noren nortzuen zeren zeinen zeintzuen zenbaten
comitative norekin nortzuekin zerekin zeinekin zeintzuekin zenbatekin
causative norengatik nortzuengatik zergatik zeinengatik zeintzuengatik zenbatengatik
benefactive norentzat nortzuentzat zerentzat zeinentzat zeintzuentzat zenbatentzat
instrumental animate nortaz nortzuetaz zertaz zeinetaz zeintzuetaz zenbatetaz
inanimate
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 zerez zeinez zeintzuez zenbatez
inessive animate norengan nortzuengan
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 zeinengan zeintzuengan zenbatengan
inanimate non
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 zertan zeinetan zeintzuetan zenbatean, zenbatetan
locative animate
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inanimate nongo
―
 zereko zeinetako zeintzuetako zenbateko, zenbatetako
allative animate norengana nortzuengana
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 zeinengana zeintzuengana zenbatengana
inanimate nora
―
 zertara zeinetara zeintzuetara zenbatetara
terminative animate norenganaino nortzuenganaino
―
 zeinenganaino zeintzuenganaino zenbatenganaino
inanimate noraino
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 zertaraino zeinetaraino zeintzuetaraino zenbatetaraino
directive animate norenganantz nortzuenganantz
―
 zeinenganantz zeintzuenganantz zenbatenganantz
inanimate norantz
―
 zertarantz zeinetarantz zeintzuetarantz zenbatetarantz
destinative animate norenganako nortzuenganako
―
 zeinenganako zeintzuenganako zenbatenganako
inanimate norako
―
 zertarako zeinetarako zeintzuetarako zenbatetarako
ablative animate norengandik nortzuengandik
―
 zeinengandik zeintzuengandik zenbatengandik
inanimate nondik
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 zertatik zeinetatik zeintzuetatik zenbatetatik
prolative nortzat
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 zertzat
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Derived terms

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

Declension of zer (inanimate, ending in tap -r)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive zer zera zerak
ergative zerek zerak zerek
dative zeri zerari zerei
genitive zeren zeraren zeren
comitative zerekin zerarekin zerekin
causative zerengatik zerarengatik zerengatik
benefactive zerentzat zerarentzat zerentzat
instrumental zerez zeraz zerez
inessive zeretan zerean zeretan
locative zeretako zereko zeretako
allative zeretara zerera zeretara
terminative zeretaraino zereraino zeretaraino
directive zeretarantz zererantz zeretarantz
destinative zeretarako zererako zeretarako
ablative zeretatik zeretik zeretatik
partitive zerik — —
prolative zertzat — —

References

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

Further reading

  • "zer" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “zer” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus

Dalmatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

zer (second-person plural imperative zaite)

  1. go

Conjugation

    Conjugation of zer
infinitive zer
gerund zendo
past participle zait
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative ju te jal/jala nu vu jali/jale
present zai zai zaja zaime zaite zaja
imperfect zaja zaja zaja zajaime zajaite zaja
perfect jai zait ji zait ju zait jaime zait jaite zait ju zait
pluperfect avas zait avas zait avaja zait avajaime zait avajaite zait avas zait
future zera zerai zero zerme zerte zero
conditional zere zere zere zerme zerte zere
subjunctive ju te jal/jala nu vu jali/jale
present zaja zaja zaja zaime zaite zaja
imperfect zis zisse zissa zissaime zissaite zis
imperative — te — nu vu —
affirmative zai zaime zaite
negative naun zai naun zaime naun zaite
    Conjugation of zer
infinitive zer
gerund zendo
past participle zait
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative ju te jal/jala nu vu jali/jale
present vis vi vis vaime vaite vis
imperfect zaja zaja zaja zajaime zajaite zaja
perfect jai zait ji zait ju zait jaime zait jaite zait ju zait
pluperfect avas zait avas zait avaja zait avajaime zait avajaite zait avas zait
future zera zerai zero zerme zerte zero
conditional zere zere zere zerme zerte zere
subjunctive ju te jal/jala nu vu jali/jale
present visa visa visa visaime visaite visa
imperfect zis zisse zissa zissaime zissaite zis
imperative — te — nu vu —
affirmative zai zaime zaite
negative naun zai naun zaime naun zaite

Related terms

See also

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

  • زەر (zer) — Arabic spelling

Pronunciation

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

Noun

zer n (plural zeruri)

  1. whey

Declension

Declension of zer
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) zer zerul (niște) zeruri zerurile
genitive/dative (unui) zer zerului (unor) zeruri zerurilor
vocative zerule zerurilor

Related terms

Further reading

Turkmen

Noun

zer (definite accusative , plural )

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