YERとは 意味・読み方・使い方

接尾辞

-yer

1. (rare, usually no longer productive) Agent suffix, equivalent to -er, appended to some nouns (especially those ending in the letter "w" or "v").

   ‎law + ‎-yer → ‎lawyer (AmE /ˈlɔɪər/)

   ‎saw + ‎-yer → ‎sawyer /ˈsɔːjər/

派生語

アナグラム

• -ery, Rey, Rye, e'ry, eyr, rye, yre

発音

• IPA: /ˈjɛ(ə)/, /jʌ/
• 韻: -ɛə, -ʌ

副詞

yer

1. (UK, slang) Pronunciation spelling of yeah (“yes”).

語源 2

Borrowed from Russian ер (jer, “ъ”) and ерь (jerʹ, “ь”).

発音

• (General American) IPA: /jɝ/
• (英国発音) IPA: /jɜː/
• 韻: -ɜː(ɹ)

名詞

yer (plural yers)

1. Either of the letters ъ and ь in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages.

参考

• jer

語源 3

From you.

発音

• (East Anglian Dialect) IPA: /jɜː/

代名詞

yer

1. (UK, slang, uncommon) Pronunciation spelling of you (plural or singular).
   • 1916 April 13, Oswald Kendall, “The Romance of the Martin Connor”, in The Youth's Companion‎, volume 90, number 15, page 198, column 2:

     "Thet one in the Formosa Channel was tremenjus. The velocity of the wind tetched a ’undred and forty mile,—so it was computed at Taipei,— arfter which it blew the wind gedge away. Yer need a string to yer ’at in a breeze like thet!"

   • 1992, Mary Jane Staples, Sergeant Joe:

     'Still, yer got nice looks,' said Ella.

派生語

• yer one
• yerself, yerselves

短縮形

yer

1. (UK, slang) Pronunciation spelling of you're (“you are”).
   • 1991, Kathleen Dayus, Where There's Life, London: Virago Press Ltd:

     Yer a lotta nosey parkers.

   • 1997 June 26, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], chapter IV, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter; 1), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

     ‘Ah, go boil yer heads, both of yeh,’ said Hagrid. ‘Harry – yer a wizard.’

限定詞

yer

1. (UK, Southern US, dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of your.
   • 1991, Thomas Hayden, The Killing Frost, London: Random Century Group:

     'Make yer way down to the station,' he said.

   • 1997 June 26, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], chapter IV, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter; 1), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

     ‘Las’ time I saw you, you was only a baby,’ said the giant. ‘Yeh look a lot like yer dad, but yeh’ve got yer mum’s eyes.’

   • 2019 December 10, Yacht Club Games, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Nintendo 3DS, level/area: House of Joustus:

     Old Lady: 'HOLLER AT THAT FELLER IN THE CHEST DOWNSTAIRS. IF Y'NEED CARDS, HE'S YER MAIN MAN, HEH HEH!'

派生語

参考

• ya

アナグラム

• -ery, Rey, Rye, e'ry, eyr, rye, yre