זייער

Yiddish

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northern Yiddish) IPA^(key): /ˈzɛɪ̯ər/
• (Southern Yiddish) IPA^(key): /ˈzaɪ̯ər/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German sēr, from Old High German sēr (“sored, injured”), from Proto-Germanic *sairaz.

Adverb

זייער • (zeyer)

1. very

Usage notes

In Standard Yiddish, זייער (zeyer) precedes an indefinite article but is preceded by a definite article.

Etymology 2

Determiner

זייער • (zeyer)

1. their (third person plural possessive pronoun, all genders)

Declension

Declension of זייער

prepositive
case	masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
nominative	זייער zeyer			זייערע‎ zeyere
accusative
dative
postpositive or nominalized
case	masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
nominative	זייערער‎ zeyerer	זייערס‎ zeyers	זייערע‎ zeyere	זייערע‎ zeyere
accusative	זייערן‎ zeyern
dative		זייערן‎ zeyern	זייערער‎ zeyerer

See also

Yiddish possessive pronouns

person	1st	2nd	3rd m	3rd f	3rd n
singular	מײַן‎ (mayn)	דײַן‎ (dayn)	זײַן‎ (zayn)	איר‎ (ir)	זײַן‎ (zayn)
plural	אונדזער‎ (undzer)	אײַער‎ (ayer)	זייער‎ (zeyer)
interrogative	וועמענס‎ (vemens)
See also the personal pronouns.