"yer" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /jə(ɹ)/
Rhymes: -ə(ɹ) Etymology: 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/) Head templates: {{en-adv|?}} yer
  1. (UK, slang or dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of yeah, yes. Tags: UK, alt-of, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling, slang Alternative form of: yeah, yes Derived forms: in-yer-face, lang may yer lum reek, on yer bike, what's yer poison, yer man
    Sense id: en-yer-en-adv-eE4ZxhfL Categories (other): British English, English pronunciation spellings
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Contraction

IPA: /jɜː/ [Anglian, East]
Etymology: From you. Etymology templates: {{m|en|you}} you Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} yer, {{en-cont}} yer
  1. (UK, slang or dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of you're, you are. Tags: UK, alt-of, contraction, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling, slang Alternative form of: you're, you are
    Sense id: en-yer-en-contraction-D9lGrpS7 Categories (other): British English, English pronunciation spellings
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Determiner

IPA: /jɜː/ [Anglian, East]
Etymology: From you. Etymology templates: {{m|en|you}} you Head templates: {{head|en|determiner|cat2=possessive determiners}} yer
  1. (UK or Southern US, slang or dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of your. Tags: Southern-US, UK, alt-of, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling, slang Alternative form of: your Related terms: ya
    Sense id: en-yer-en-det-NatcEA~D Categories (other): British English, English pronunciation spellings, Southern US English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /jɝ/ [General-American], /jɜː/ [UK] Audio: en-us-yer.ogg [US] Forms: yers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Russian ер (jer, “ъ”) and ерь (jerʹ, “ь”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|ru|ер||ъ|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Russian ер (jer, “ъ”), {{bor+|en|ru|ер|t=ъ}} Borrowed from Russian ер (jer, “ъ”), {{m|ru|ерь|t=ь}} ерь (jerʹ, “ь”) Head templates: {{en-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. Related terms: jer
    Sense id: en-yer-en-noun-C~eEFFtx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun

IPA: /jɜː/ [Anglian, East]
Etymology: From you. Etymology templates: {{m|en|you}} you Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} yer, {{en-pron}} yer
  1. (UK, slang or dialectal, uncommon) Pronunciation spelling of you. (plural or singular) Tags: UK, alt-of, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling, slang, uncommon Alternative form of: you (extra: plural or singular) Derived forms: yer one, yerself, yerselves
    Sense id: en-yer-en-pron-eXqj5BwC Categories (other): British English, English pronunciation spellings
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for yer meaning in English (7.8kB)

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          "ref": "April 13, 1916, Oswald Kendall, “The Romance of the Martin Connor”, in The Youth's Companion, volume 90, number 15, page 198, column 2",
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          "ref": "1992, Mary Jane Staples, Sergeant Joe",
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          "text": "'Make yer way down to the station,' he said.",
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          "ref": "10 December 2019, Yacht Club Games, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Nintendo 3DS, level/area: House of Joustus",
          "text": "Old Lady: 'HOLLER AT THAT FELLER IN THE CHEST DOWNSTAIRS. IF Y'NEED CARDS, HE'S YER MAIN MAN, HEH HEH!'",
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