yer

Most likely from the intrusive R, between "yeah" (/jəː/) and a non-high vowel (/ə/, /ɪə/, /ɑː/, /ɔː/). For example, "Yeah-r-I know" (/jəɹ ʌɪ nəʊ/)

• IPA^(key): /jə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ə(ɹ)

yer

1. (UK, slang or dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of yeah, yes.

Borrowed from Russian ер (jer).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /jɝ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /jɜː/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)

yer (plural yers)

1. Either of the letters ъ and ь in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages.

• jer

From you.

• (East Anglian Dialect) IPA^(key): /jɜː/

yer

1. (UK, slang or dialectal, uncommon) Pronunciation spelling of you. (plural or singular)
   • 1992, Mary Jane Staples, Sergeant Joe:

     'Still, yer got nice looks,' said Ella.

• yerself, yerselves

yer

1. (UK, slang or dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of you're, you are.
   • 1991, Kathleen Dayus, Where There's Life, London: Virago Press Ltd:

     Yer a lotta nosey parkers.

   • 1998 July 2, J. K. Rowling, chapter IV, in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter; 2), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

     ‘Ah, go boil yer heads, both of yeh,’ said Hagrid. ‘Harry – yer a wizard.’

yer

1. (UK or Southern US, slang or dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of your.
   • 1991, Thomas Hayden, The Killing Frost, London: Random Century Group:

     'Make yer way down to the station,' he said.

   • 1997 June 26, J. K. Rowling, chapter IV, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter; 1), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

     ‘Las’ time I saw you, you was only a baby,’ said the giant. ‘Yeh look a lot like yer dad, but yeh’ve got yer mum’s eyes.’

   • 2019 December 10, Yacht Club Games, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Nintendo 3DS, level/area: House of Joustus:

     Old Lady: 'HOLLER AT THAT FELLER IN THE CHEST DOWNSTAIRS. IF Y'NEED CARDS, HE'S YER MAIN MAN, HEH HEH!'

• ya

• -ery, Rey, Rye, e'ry, eyr, rye, yre

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yẹr.[1] Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰘𐰼‎ (yer), 𐰘𐰃𐰼‎ (yir).

• IPA^(key): /jer/, [jerʲ]

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yer (definite accusative yeri, plural yerlər)

1. the earth

   yer kürəsi ― the globe (literally, “the earth globe”)

2. ground

   Yerdən qaldırıb ağzıva salma! ― Don't pick it up from the ground and put into your mouth!

3. place, location

   Bütün sənədlər bir yerdə saxlanmalıdır ― All the documents must be kept in one place.

4. space

   Dolabda paltar üçün yer daha qalmayıb! ― There is no space left for more clothes in the closet!

• yerbəyer (“in good order; well installed”)
• yerli (“local”)
  • yerli hal (“locative”)
  • yerlibazlıq (“unjustly favoring of one's fellow countrypeople”)
• yerləşmək (“to be located”)
  • yerləşdirmək (“to locate; to place”)
• yersiz (“out of place”)

yer

1. water

• Paideuma, volume 52 (2006), page 152

• IPA^(key): /ˈjeːʁ/

yer f pl

1. Plural form of yar.

yer f pl

1. plural of yar (“chicken, hen”)

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yẹr.[1] Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰘𐰼‎ (yer), 𐰘𐰃𐰼‎ (yir) and Azerbaijani yer.

yer

1. earth.
2. place, location.

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

From French hier.

yer

1. yesterday

• avantyer

yer

1. Romanization of 𐦤𐦡𐦫‎

yer

1. your

From Proto-Fula-Serer *yɛr, whence also Fula yarugol.[1]

yer

1. to drink

• IPA^(key): /jæɾ/

From Ottoman Turkish یر‎, from Proto-Turkic *yẹr. Compare Old Turkic 𐰘𐰼‎ (yer), 𐰘𐰃𐰼‎ (yir).

yer (definite accusative yeri, plural yerler)

1. place, location

   O yere hiç gitmedim.

   I’ve never been there.

2. the ground, the earth

   Yerin üçte ikisi sularla kaplıdır.

   Two thirds of the earth is covered with water.

• yerinde
• yer fıstığı

• yer yer

yer

1. third-person singular indicative aorist of yemek

From Proto-Turkic *yẹr (“earth”).

Yer

yer

1. earth
2. soil, ground

• ye

From Middle English your, from Old English ēower, from Proto-West Germanic *iuwar.

yer

1. your
   • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:

     Yer hele.

     Your health.

• Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 45 & 80