"ayer" meaning in Spanish

See ayer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /aˈʝeɾ/, [aˈʝeɾ], /aˈʝeɾ/, [aˈʝeɾ], /aˈʃeɾ/, [aˈʃeɾ], /aˈʒeɾ/, [aˈʒeɾ]
Rhymes: -eɾ Etymology: From earlier yer, from Latin herī. Alternatively from Latin ab herī (“since yesterday”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|es|itc-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|es|la|herī}} Latin herī, {{inh|es|la|ab herī||since yesterday}} Latin ab herī (“since yesterday”) Head templates: {{es-adv}} ayer
  1. yesterday
    Sense id: en-ayer-es-adv-lSPZ--eb

Noun

IPA: /aˈʝeɾ/, [aˈʝeɾ], /aˈʝeɾ/, [aˈʝeɾ], /aˈʃeɾ/, [aˈʃeɾ], /aˈʒeɾ/, [aˈʒeɾ] Forms: ayeres [plural]
Rhymes: -eɾ Etymology: From earlier yer, from Latin herī. Alternatively from Latin ab herī (“since yesterday”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|es|itc-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|es|la|herī}} Latin herī, {{inh|es|la|ab herī||since yesterday}} Latin ab herī (“since yesterday”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} ayer m (plural ayeres)
  1. yesterday Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ayer-es-noun-lSPZ--eb
  2. (figuratively) days gone by; yesteryear; the past Tags: figuratively, masculine Synonyms: antaño
    Sense id: en-ayer-es-noun-oalVTP4Y Categories (other): Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Time Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 19 0 1 1 0 13 19 13 0 0 13 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 94 Disambiguation of Time: 7 7 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anteayer, antehier, antier, antes de ayer, hier, no nací ayer, para ayer, transantehier, trasanteayer Related terms: mañana

Inflected forms

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