zer
Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *zer, containing the interrogative prefix *ze-.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s̻er/, [s̻e̞r]
Declension
Declension of Basque interrogative pronouns
| nor | zer | zein | zenbat | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | plural | indefinite | plural | |||||||
| absolutive | nor | nortzuk | zer | zein | zeintzuk | zenbat | ||||
| ergative | nork | nortzuek | zerk | zeinek | zeintzuek | zenbatek | ||||
| dative | nori | nortzuei | zeri | zeini | zeintzuei | zenbati | ||||
| genitive | noren | nortzuen | zeren | zeinen | zeintzuen | zenbaten | ||||
| comitative | norekin | nortzuekin | zerekin | zeinekin | zeintzuekin | zenbatekin | ||||
| causative | norengatik | nortzuengatik | zergatik | zeinengatik | zeintzuengatik | zenbatengatik | ||||
| benefactive | norentzat | nortzuentzat | zerentzat | zeinentzat | zeintzuentzat | zenbatentzat | ||||
| instrumental | animate | nortaz | nortzuetaz | zertaz | zeinetaz | zeintzuetaz | zenbatetaz | |||
| inanimate | ― |
― |
zerez | zeinez | zeintzuez | zenbatez | ||||
| inessive | animate | norengan | nortzuengan | ― |
zeinengan | zeintzuengan | zenbatengan | |||
| inanimate | non | ― |
zertan | zeinetan | zeintzuetan | zenbatean, zenbatetan | ||||
| locative | animate | ― |
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― | |||
| inanimate | nongo | ― |
zereko | zeinetako | zeintzuetako | zenbateko, zenbatetako | ||||
| allative | animate | norengana | nortzuengana | ― |
zeinengana | zeintzuengana | zenbatengana | |||
| inanimate | nora | ― |
zertara | zeinetara | zeintzuetara | zenbatetara | ||||
| terminative | animate | norenganaino | nortzuenganaino | ― |
zeinenganaino | zeintzuenganaino | zenbatenganaino | |||
| inanimate | noraino | ― |
zertaraino | zeinetaraino | zeintzuetaraino | zenbatetaraino | ||||
| directive | animate | norenganantz | nortzuenganantz | ― |
zeinenganantz | zeintzuenganantz | zenbatenganantz | |||
| inanimate | norantz | ― |
zertarantz | zeinetarantz | zeintzuetarantz | zenbatetarantz | ||||
| destinative | animate | norenganako | nortzuenganako | ― |
zeinenganako | zeintzuenganako | zenbatenganako | |||
| inanimate | norako | ― |
zertarako | zeinetarako | zeintzuetarako | zenbatetarako | ||||
| ablative | animate | norengandik | nortzuengandik | ― |
zeinengandik | zeintzuengandik | zenbatengandik | |||
| inanimate | nondik | ― |
zertatik | zeinetatik | zeintzuetatik | zenbatetatik | ||||
| prolative | nortzat | ― |
zertzat | ― |
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― | ||||
References
- “ze-” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Dalmatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡zer/
Conjugation
| 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 | ||||
| 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
See also
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɛr/
- Rhymes: -ɛr
- Syllabification: zer
Romanian
Alternative forms
- zăr (regional, archaic)
Etymology
Either a substratum word or from Latin serum, possibly influenced by Greek. Compare Aromanian dzãr / dzer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zer/
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- zer in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Turkmen
Noun
zer (definite accusative ?, plural ?)
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