zera

See also: 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 (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive zera zera zerak
ergative zerak zerak zerek
dative zerari zerari zerei
genitive zeraren zeraren zeren
comitative zerarekin zerarekin zerekin
causative zerarengatik zerarengatik zerengatik
benefactive zerarentzat zerarentzat zerentzat
instrumental zeraz zeraz zerez
inessive zeratan zeran zeretan
locative zeratako zerako zeretako
allative zeratara zerara zeretara
terminative zerataraino zeraraino zeretaraino
directive zeratarantz zerarantz zeretarantz
destinative zeratarako zerarako zeretarako
ablative zeratatik zeratik zeretatik
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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