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

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 (preposed, interrogative)

  1. 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 anim nortaz nortzuetaz zertaz zeinetaz zeintzuetaz zenbatetaz
inan
zerez zeinez zeintzuez zenbatez
inessive anim norengan nortzuengan
zeinengan zeintzuengan zenbatengan
inan non
zertan zeinetan zeintzuetan zenbatean
zenbatetan
locative anim
inan nongo
zereko zeinetako zeintzuetako zenbateko
zenbatetako
allative anim norengana nortzuengana
zeinengana zeintzuengana zenbatengana
inan nora
zertara zeinetara zeintzuetara zenbatetara
terminative anim norenganaino nortzuenganaino
zeinenganaino zeintzuenganaino zenbatenganaino
inan noraino
zertaraino zeinetaraino zeintzuetaraino zenbatetaraino
directive anim norenganantz nortzuenganantz
zeinenganantz zeintzuenganantz zenbatenganantz
inan norantz
zertarantz zeinetarantz zeintzuetarantz zenbatetarantz
destinative anim norenganako nortzuenganako
zeinenganako zeintzuenganako zenbatenganako
inan norako
zertarako zeinetarako zeintzuetarako zenbatetarako
ablative anim norengandik nortzuengandik
zeinengandik zeintzuengandik zenbatengandik
inan nondik
zertatik zeinetatik zeintzuetatik zenbatetatik
prolative nortzat
zertzat

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Basque-Icelandic Pidgin: ser

Adverb

zer (not comparable)

  1. what a, such
    A, zer egun ederra!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. ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “ze-”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 370

Further reading

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

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): /ˈzɛr/
  • Rhymes: -ɛr
  • Syllabification: zer

Noun

zer n

  1. genitive plural of zero

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either a substrate word related to zară (buttermilk), or from Latin serum, possibly influenced by Greek ζέμα (zéma). Compare Aromanian dzãr / dzer.

Pronunciation

Noun

zer n (plural zeruri)

  1. whey

Declension

Declension of zer
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative zer zerul zeruri zerurile
genitive-dative zer zerului zeruri zerurilor
vocative zerule zerurilor

Further reading

Turkmen

Pronunciation

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Noun

zer (definite accusative , plural )

  1. gold

Further reading

  • zer” in Enedilim.com
  • zer” in Webonary.org