zera

See also: zèra, zëra, źěra, žera, and żera'

Basque

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻eɾa/ [s̻e.ɾa]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺eɾa/ [s̺e.ɾa]

  • Rhymes: -eɾa, -a
  • Hyphenation: ze‧ra

Etymology 1

Probably from zer (“what”) +‎ -a, literally “the what”.

Noun

zera inan

  1. thing, thingy
  2. (psychoanalysis) id
Declension
Declension of zera (inan a-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive zera zera zerak zerok
ergative zerak zerak zerek zerok
dative zerari zerari zerei zeroi
genitive zeraren zeraren zeren zeron
comitative zerarekin zerarekin zerekin zerokin
causative zerarengatik zerarengatik zerengatik zerongatik
benefactive zerarentzat zerarentzat zerentzat zerontzat
instrumental zeraz zeraz zerez zerotaz
innesive zeratan zeran zeretan zerotan
locative zeratako zerako zeretako zerotako
allative zeratara zerara zeretara zerotara
terminative zerataraino zeraraino zeretaraino zerotaraino
directive zeratarantz zerarantz zeretarantz zerotarantz
destinative zeratarako zerarako zeretarako zerotarako
ablative zeratatik zeratik zeretatik zerotatik
partitive zerarik — — —
prolative zeratzat — — —
Derived terms
  • baita zera ere (“c'mon!”)
  • zeratu

Etymology 2

Noun

zera

  1. allative singular of ze

Further reading

  • “zera”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “zera”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Gallurese

Pronunciation

  • (Aggius) IPA(key): /ˈt͡sera/[1]

Noun

zera f (plural zeri)

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of cera (“wax. beeswax”)

References

  1. ^ Mauro Maxia (2012), Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Gallurese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

zēra

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of zērum

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛ.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Syllabification: ze‧ra

Noun

zera n

  1. inflection of zero:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Portuguese

Verb

zera

  1. inflection of zerar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Sassarese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin cēra, probably a borrowing from a substrate language.

Pronunciation

  • (Turritan, Sedini) IPA(key): /ˈt͡sera/[1]

Noun

zera f (plural zeri)

  1. wax. beeswax

References

  1. ^ Mauro Maxia (2012), Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Sassarese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN
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