zer
Appearance
Basque
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ze (colloquial)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Basque *zer, containing the interrogative prefix *ze-.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]
Determiner
[edit]zer (preposed, interrogative)
Derived terms
[edit]- zer arraio (“what the hell”)
- zer berri
Pronoun
[edit]zer (interrogative, relative)
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- zer ba
- zer dela eta (“why”)
- zer dugu (“what's going on”)
- zer edo zer (“something”)
- zer esanik ez
- zer eta zer
- zer gerta ere (“just in case”)
- zer modutan
- zer moduz
- zer moduzko
- zer nahi duzu
- zer-nola
- zer-nolako
- zera
- zerbait (“something”)
- zerbait izan
- zerbaitxo
- zerbaixka
- zeregin (“task”)
- zeren
- zeren eta (“because”)
- zerendako
- zerengatik
- zerentzat
- zeresan
- zeresan eman
- zergati
- zergatik (“why”)
- zergatik edo hargatik (“for some reason”)
- zergatiko (“reason”)
- zerikusi
- zerizan
- zerki
- zernahi
- zernahi gerta ere
- zernahi gisaz
- zernahi izanik
- zernahi kostarik (“whatever it takes”)
- zernahitarako
- zertako
- zertan (“in what situation”)
- zertarako (“for what”)
- zertaratu
- zertasun (“essence”)
- zertsu (“more or less what”)
- zertu
- zertxobait (“something”)
- zertzuk
Descendants
[edit]- Basque-Icelandic Pidgin: ser
Adverb
[edit]zer (not comparable)
Noun
[edit]zer inan
Declension
[edit]| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | zer | zera | zerak | zerok |
| ergative | zerek | zerak | zerek | zerok |
| dative | zeri | zerari | zerei | zeroi |
| genitive | zeren | zeraren | zeren | zeron |
| comitative | zerekin | zerarekin | zerekin | zerokin |
| causative | zerengatik | zerarengatik | zerengatik | zerongatik |
| benefactive | zerentzat | zerarentzat | zerentzat | zerontzat |
| instrumental | zerez | zeraz | zerez | zerotaz |
| innesive | zeretan | zerean | zeretan | zerotan |
| locative | zeretako | zereko | zeretako | zerotako |
| allative | zeretara | zerera | zeretara | zerotara |
| terminative | zeretaraino | zereraino | zeretaraino | zerotaraino |
| directive | zeretarantz | zererantz | zeretarantz | zerotarantz |
| destinative | zeretarako | zererako | zeretarako | zerotarako |
| ablative | zeretatik | zeretik | zeretatik | zerotatik |
| partitive | zerik | — | — | — |
| prolative | zertzat | — | — | — |
References
[edit]- ^ R. L. Trask (2008), “ze-”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 370
Further reading
[edit]- “zer”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “zer”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Dalmatian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Latin īre. The present and subjunctive forms are based on Latin vādere.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]zer (second-person plural imperative zaite)
Conjugation
[edit] 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
[edit]See also
[edit]Northern Kurdish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- زەر (zer) — Arabic spelling
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Iranian *járHitah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰárHiš, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]| Central Kurdish | زەرد (zerd) |
|---|---|
| Laki | zerd |
| Zazaki | zerd |
| Gurani | zerd |
zer
See also
[edit]| 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
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]zer n
Romanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Either a substrate word related to zară (“buttermilk”), or from Latin serum, possibly influenced by Greek ζέμα (zéma). Compare Aromanian dzãr / dzer.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]zer n (plural zeruri)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | zer | zerul | zeruri | zerurile | |
| genitive-dative | zer | zerului | zeruri | zerurilor | |
| vocative | zerule | zerurilor | |||
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “zer”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
Turkmen
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]zer (definite accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])
Further reading
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