English

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

Danish

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

Gothic

Romanization

jēr

1. Romanization of 𐌾𐌴𐍂

Lojban

Rafsi

jer

1. rafsi of jbera.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *je že.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jêr/

Conjunction

jȅr ‎(Cyrillic spelling је̏р)

1. because (for the reason)

   Mi smo ovd(j)e jer je jedan serijski ubojica/ubica u b(ij)egu‎ ― We happen to be here because there is a serial killer on the loose.

   Jer stalno ponavljaš jedno te isto.‎ ― 'Cause you say the same thing over and over again.

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

2. for (for the reason)

   Neka sve slobodne d(j)evojke krenu na terasu jer mladenka će baciti buket.‎ ― Can we have all the single ladies out on the terrace for the tossing of the bride' s bouquet?

Synonyms

• jȅrbo

References

• “jer” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

Pronoun

jer m ‎(feminine jeny, neuter jes)

1. that, that one