ayer

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish ayer (“yesterday”).

Adverb

ayer

yesterday

Ladino

Etymology

Compare Spanish ayer.

Adverb

ayer (Latin spelling)

yesterday

Malay

Noun

ayer

Archaic spelling of air, used in place names

Spanish

Etymology

From earlier yer, from Latin herī. Alternatively from Latin ab herī (“since yesterday”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈʝeɾ/ [aˈʝeɾ]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aˈʃeɾ/ [aˈʃeɾ]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈʒeɾ/ [aˈʒeɾ]

Audio (Latin America) (file)
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: a‧yer

Adverb

ayer

yesterday

Noun

ayer m (plural ayeres)

yesterday
(figuratively) days gone by; yesteryear; the past

Related terms

hier
anteayer, antehier, antier, antes de ayer
no nací ayer
trasanteayer
transantehier

Descendants

Chavacano: ayer
→ Papiamentu: ayera

See also

mañana

Further reading

“ayer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

raye

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