jer

Etymology

From Russian ер (jer) or ерь (jerʹ).

Noun

jer (plural jers)

1. (linguistics) Ultra-short or reduced vowel in Proto- and Late Common Slavonic (or Slavic), then represented as ъ (back jer [ŭ]) or ь (front jer [ĭ]).

See also

• Yer
• Yery

Anagrams

• JRE

Etymology

From Old Norse yðr, from Proto-Germanic *izwiz, dative/accusative of *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛr/, [jæɐ̯]

Pronoun

jer

1. (personal) second person plural objective case – you, yourselves

Romanization

jēr

1. Romanization of 𐌾𐌴𐍂

Alternative forms

• jār

Etymology

from Proto-Germanic *jērą (“year”)

Noun

jēr n

1. year

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *je že. Compare Slovene ker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jêr/

Conjunction

jȅr (Cyrillic spelling је̏р)

1. because, for (for the reason)

   Jer stalno ponavljaš jedno te isto. ― 'Cause you say the same thing over and over again. (literally, “Because you are repeating one and the same.”)

   Svi su mrtvi jer su tražili mene. ― They're all dead because they were looking for me.

References

• “jer” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

jer m (feminine jeny, neuter jes)

1. that, that one