זייער

Yiddish

Pronunciation
  • (YIVO, Northern Yiddish) IPA(key): /ˈzɛɪ̯ər/
  • (Southern Yiddish) IPA(key): /ˈzaɪ̯ər/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German sēr, from Old High German sēr (“sored, injured”), from Proto-West Germanic *sair.

Adverb

⁧זייער⁩ • (zeyer)

  1. very
Usage notes

In Standard Yiddish, ⁧זייער⁩ (zeyer) precedes an indefinite article but is preceded by a definite article.

Determiner

⁧זייער⁩ • (zeyer)

  1. their (third person plural possessive pronoun, all genders)
Declension
Declension of ⁧זייער⁩
prepositive
case masculine neuter feminine plural
nominative ⁧זייער⁩
zeyer		 ⁧זייערע⁩
zeyere
accusative
dative
postpositive or nominalized
case masculine neuter feminine plural
nominative ⁧זייערער⁩
zeyerer		 ⁧זייערס⁩
zeyers		 ⁧זייערע⁩
zeyere		 ⁧זייערע⁩
zeyere
accusative ⁧זייערן⁩
zeyern
dative ⁧זייערן⁩
zeyern		 ⁧זייערער⁩
zeyerer

See also
Yiddish possessive pronouns
person 1st 2nd 3rd m 3rd f 3rd n
singular ⁧מײַן⁩ (mayn) ⁧דײַן⁩ (dayn) ⁧זײַן⁩ (zayn) ⁧איר⁩ (ir) ⁧זײַן⁩ (zayn)
plural ⁧אונדזער⁩ (undzer) ⁧אײַער⁩ (ayer) ⁧זייער⁩ (zeyer)
interrogative ⁧וועמענס⁩ (vemens)
See also the personal pronouns.
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