zer
Basque
editAlternative forms
edit- ze (colloquial)
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Basque *zer, containing the interrogative prefix *ze-.[1]
Pronunciation
edit
Determiner
editzer (preposed, interrogative)
Derived terms
edit- zer arraio (“what the hell”)
- zer berri
Pronoun
editzer (interrogative, relative)
Declension
editDeclension of Basque interrogative pronouns
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
editzer (not comparable)
Noun
editzer inan
Declension
editDeclension 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
edit- ^ “ze-” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
edit- “zer”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “zer”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Dalmatian
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin īre. The present and subjunctive forms are based on Latin vādere.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editzer (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
editSee also
editNorthern Kurdish
editAlternative forms
edit- زەر (zer) — Arabic spelling
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editCentral Kurdish | زەرد (zerd) |
---|---|
Laki | zerd |
Zazaki | zerd |
Gurani | zerd |
zer
See also
editspî | 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
editPronunciation
editNoun
editzer n
Romanian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editEither a substrate word related to zară (“buttermilk”), or from Latin serum, possibly influenced by Greek ζέμα (zéma). Compare Aromanian dzãr / dzer.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editzer n (plural zeruri)
Declension
editsingular | plural | ||||
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+ indefinite article | + definite article | + indefinite article | + definite article | ||
nominative/accusative | (un) zer | zerul | (niște) zeruri | zerurile | |
genitive/dative | (unui) zer | zerului | (unor) zeruri | zerurilor | |
vocative | zerule | zerurilor |
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- zer in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Turkmen
editNoun
editzer (definite accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])
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