yerto

Spanish

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *erctus (as the past participle of *ergō, *ergere, whence Spanish erguir) for Latin ērectus, perfect participle of ērigō. Compare Italian erto. See also Spanish erecto.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈʝeɾto/ [ˈɟ͡ʝeɾ.t̪o]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝeɾto/ [ˈɟ͡ʝeɾ.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃeɾto/ [ˈʃeɾ.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒeɾto/ [ˈʒeɾ.t̪o]

Adjective

yerto (feminine yerta, masculine plural yertos, feminine plural yertas)

1. stiff; rigid

Related terms

• erecto