"zer-" meaning in German

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Prefix

IPA: /tsɛɐ̯/, /tsɐ/ Audio: De-zer-.ogg
Etymology: Middle High German zer-, ze-, zu- Assumed to be fused from er- and an old prefix ze-, already denoting an aspect of dissolvement and asunderness. The latter is probably cognate with Middle Low German to- of the same meaning. All are ultimately from Proto-Germanic *twiz-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwís, thus further cognate with Latin dis- as in English dissolve. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|zer-, ze-, zu-}} Middle High German zer-, ze-, zu-, {{m|de|er-}} er-, {{cog|gml|to-}} Middle Low German to-, {{der|de|gem-pro|*twiz-}} Proto-Germanic *twiz-, {{der|de|ine-pro|*dwís}} Proto-Indo-European *dwís, {{cog|la|dis-}} Latin dis-, {{cog|en|dissolve}} English dissolve Head templates: {{head|de|prefix}} zer-
  1. (inseparable verbal prefix) asunder, to pieces, to bits Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-zer--de-prefix-6nNinRTC Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
  2. (inseparable verbal prefix) to spoil by Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-zer--de-prefix-pyVq-BGp Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: zu-, ze-, zur-, auseinander-, kaputt-, ent-, ver-

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/tsɐ/"
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    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "word": "zerbeißen"
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      "word": "zerbröckeln"
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    {
      "word": "zerdrücken"
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    {
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      "word": "zerfleddern"
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    {
      "word": "zergliedern"
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      "word": "kaputt-"
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      "word": "ent-"
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