yerto

Spanish

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *erctus, past participle of *ergere, corresponding to Latin ērēctus < ērigere. Compare Italian erto. Doublet of erecto, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈʝeɾto/ [ˈɟ͡ʝeɾ.t̪o] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃeɾto/ [ˈʃeɾ.t̪o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʒeɾto/ [ˈʒeɾ.t̪o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eɾto
  • Syllabification: yer‧to

Adjective

yerto (feminine yerta, masculine plural yertos, feminine plural yertas)

  1. stiff; rigid

Further reading

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