yere
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Strong form: IPA(key): /jiəɹ/, IPA(key): /iəɹ/; Weak form: IPA(key): /jɪɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɪə(r)
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Pronoun
yere (possessive)
- (Ireland) your (plural); of ye, belonging to ye
- 2001 Martin McDonagh The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Scene 8:
- What I want ye to remember, as the bullets come out through yere foreheads, is […]
- 2012 Kerry O'Shea Edinburgh’s Fringe festival thinks The Rubberbandits are English IrishCentral 27 July 2012:
- The Rubberbandits took to their Twitter (@Rubberbandits) on Tuesday in the wake of the Fringe fest’s apparent typo saying that, “@edfringe As much as we'd love to swear allegiance to Lizzie. Could ye change our country of origin from "England" to Ireland on yere site?” (sic)
- 2012 Christy O'Connor "The first great rivalry of the 21st century" Irish Independent, 28 July 2012:
- "I've been listening to yere s**** there all day about how great ye are," he told them. "Who the hell do ye think ye are with yere two All-Irelands and one ambush?"
- 2001 Martin McDonagh The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Scene 8:
Usage notes
Especially in the south and west of Ireland. The yod-dropping pronunciation is more dialectal.
Etymology 2
Noun
yere (plural yeres)
Anagrams
Middle English
Noun
yere
- Alternative form of ere (“ear”)
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Verb
yere
- To hear
Turkish
Noun
yere
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