different between yerself vs yer

English

Pronoun

yerself

1. (nonstandard or dialectal) Alternative form of yourself

Related terms

• yer
• yerselves

English

Etymology 1

Most likely from the intrusive R, between "yeah" (/j??/) and a non-high vowel (/?/, /??/, /??/, /??/). For example, "Yeah-r-I know" (/j?? ?? n??/)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /j?(?)/

Pronoun

yer

1. (Britain, slang or dialectal, uncommon) Pronunciation spelling of you.

Derived terms

• yerself, yerselves

Adverb

yer

1. (Britain, slang or dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of yeah, yes.

Contraction

yer

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

     Yer a lotta nosey parkers.

   • 1997, J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, iv:

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

Determiner

yer

1. (Britain or Southern US, slang or 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, J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, iv:

     ‘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.’

See also

• ya
• jer

Etymology 2

Russian ?? (jer).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /j??/, /j?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /j??/

Noun

yer (plural yers)

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

Anagrams

• -ery, Rey, Rye, e'ry, eyr, rye, yre

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *y?r. Cognate with Old Turkic ????????? (yer), ????????????? (yir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jer?]

Noun

yer (definite accusative yeri, plural yerl?r)

1. the earth

2. ground

3. place, location

4. space

Declension

Derived terms

• yerli (“local”)
  • yerli hal (“locative”)
  • yerlibazl?q (“unjustly favoring of one's fellow countrypeople”)
• yersiz (“out of place”)

References

Blagar

Noun

yer

1. water

References

• Paideuma, volume 52 (2006), page 152

Breton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?je??/

Noun

yer f pl

1. Plural form of yar.

Cornish

Noun

yer f pl

1. plural of yar (“chicken, hen”)

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *y?r. Cognate with Old Turkic ????????? (yer), ????????????? (yir) and Azebaijani yer.

Noun

yer

1. earth.
2. place, location.

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French hier.

Adverb

yer

1. yesterday

Derived terms

• avantyer

Meroitic

Romanization

yer

1. Romanization of ?????????????

Scots

Pronoun

yer

1. your

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /je?/

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish ???, from Proto-Turkic *y?r. Compare Old Turkic ????????? (yer), ????????????? (yir).

Noun

yer (definite accusative yeri, plural yerler)

1. place, location

2. the ground, the earth

Declension

Derived terms

• yer f?st???

See also

• yer yer

Etymology 2

Verb

yer

1. third-person singular present simple indicative positive degree of yemek

Uzbek

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *y?r (“earth”).

Noun

yer

1. earth
2. soil, ground