English

Pronoun

yer

1. (Britain, slang or dialectal, uncommon) Eye dialect spelling of you.
   • 1992, Mary Jane Staples, Sergeant Joe

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

Derived terms

• yerself, yerselves

Adverb

yer

1. (Britain, slang or dialectal) Eye dialect spelling of yeah, yes.

Contraction

yer

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

     Yer a lotta nosey parkers.

   • 1997, J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, iv:

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

Determiner

yer

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

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

   1997, J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, iv:

   ‘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.’

See also

• ya
• jer

Etymology 2

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• rye, yre

Blagar

Noun

yer

1. water

References

• Paideuma, volume 52 (2006), page 152

Breton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjeːʁ/

Noun

yer f pl

1. Plural form of yar.

Cornish

Noun

yer f pl

1. plural of yar ‎(“chicken, hen”)

Crimean Tatar

Noun

yer

1. earth.
2. place, location.

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

Novial

Adverb

yer

1. yesterday

Scots

Pronoun

yer

1. your

Turkish

Etymology

From Old Turkic 𐰘𐰼 ‎(yer), 𐰘𐰃𐰼 ‎(yir), from Proto-Turkic.

Noun

yer ‎(definite accusative yeri, plural yerler)

1. place, location
2. the ground, the earth

Declension

See also

• yer yer