ayer

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Chavacano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish ayer (“yesterday”).

Adverb[edit]

ayer

  1. yesterday

Ladino[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Spanish ayer.

Adverb[edit]

ayer (Latin spelling)

  1. yesterday

Malay[edit]

Noun[edit]

ayer

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

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧yer

Adverb[edit]

ayer

  1. yesterday
    Antonym: mañana

Noun[edit]

ayer m (plural ayeres)

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

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Chavacano: ayer
  • → Papiamentu: ayera

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