# zer
## Basque
### Alternative forms

* ze (colloquial)

### Etymology

From Proto-Basque *zer, containing the interrogative prefix *ze-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /s̻er/ [s̻er]
* IPA: (most dialects) /s̻er/ [s̻er]
* IPA: (Biscayan) /s̺er/ [s̺er]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -er
* Hyphenation: zer

### Determiner

zer (preposed, interrogative)
* what

#### Derived terms

* zer arraio (“what the hell”)
* zer berri

### Pronoun

zer (interrogative, relative)
* what

#### Derived terms

* zer ba
* zer dela eta (“why”)
* zer dugu (“what's going on”)
* zer edo zer (“something”)
* zer esanik ez
* zer eta zer
* zer gerta ere (“just in case”)
* zer modutan
* zer moduz
* zer moduzko
* zer nahi duzu
* zer-nola
* zer-nolako
* zera
* zerbait (“something”)
* zerbait izan
* zerbaitxo
* zerbaixka
* zeregin (“task”)
* zeren
* zeren eta (“because”)
* zerendako
* zerengatik
* zerentzat
* zeresan
* zeresan eman
* zergati
* zergatik (“why”)
* zergatik edo hargatik (“for some reason”)
* zergatiko (“reason”)
* zerikusi
* zerizan
* zerki
* zernahi
* zernahi gerta ere
* zernahi gisaz
* zernahi izanik
* zernahi kostarik (“whatever it takes”)
* zernahitarako
* zertako
* zertan (“in what situation”)
* zertarako (“for what”)
* zertaratu
* zertasun (“essence”)
* zertsu (“more or less what”)
* zertu
* zertxobait (“something”)
* zertzuk

#### Descendants

* Basque-Icelandic Pidgin: ser

### Adverb

zer (not comparable)
* what a, such
    A, zer egun ederra! ― Ah, what a beautiful day.

### Noun

zer inan
* thing, being, entity

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ “ze-” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

### Further reading

* “zer”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
* “zer”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Dalmatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin īre. The present and subjunctive forms are based on Latin vādere.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /d͡zer/

### Verb

zer (second-person plural imperative zaite)
* go

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | zer | zer | zer | zer | zer |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | zendo | zendo | zendo | zendo | zendo |
| past participle | past participle | past participle | zait | zait | zait | zait | zait |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | | ju | te | jal/jala | nu | vu | jali/jale |
| indicative | present | zai | zai | zaja | zaime | zaite | zaja |
| indicative | imperfect | zaja | zaja | zaja | zajaime | zajaite | zaja |
| indicative | perfect | jai zait | ji zait | ju zait | jaime zait | jaite zait | ju zait |
| indicative | pluperfect | avas zait | avas zait | avaja zait | avajaime zait | avajaite zait | avas zait |
| indicative | future | zera | zerai | zero | zerme | zerte | zero |
| indicative | conditional | zere | zere | zere | zerme | zerte | zere |
| subjunctive | | ju | te | jal/jala | nu | vu | jali/jale |
| subjunctive | present | zaja | zaja | zaja | zaime | zaite | zaja |
| subjunctive | imperfect | zis | zisse | zissa | zissaime | zissaite | zis |
| imperative | | — | te | — | nu | vu | — |
| imperative | affirmative | | zai | | zaime | zaite | |
| imperative | negative | | naun zai | | naun zaime | naun zaite |
| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | zer | zer | zer | zer | zer |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | zendo | zendo | zendo | zendo | zendo |
| past participle | past participle | past participle | zait | zait | zait | zait | zait |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | | ju | te | jal/jala | nu | vu | jali/jale |
| indicative | present | vis | vi | vis | vaime | vaite | vis |
| indicative | imperfect | zaja | zaja | zaja | zajaime | zajaite | zaja |
| indicative | perfect | jai zait | ji zait | ju zait | jaime zait | jaite zait | ju zait |
| indicative | pluperfect | avas zait | avas zait | avaja zait | avajaime zait | avajaite zait | avas zait |
| indicative | future | zera | zerai | zero | zerme | zerte | zero |
| indicative | conditional | zere | zere | zere | zerme | zerte | zere |
| subjunctive | | ju | te | jal/jala | nu | vu | jali/jale |
| subjunctive | present | visa | visa | visa | visaime | visaite | visa |
| subjunctive | imperfect | zis | zisse | zissa | zissaime | zissaite | zis |
| imperative | | — | te | — | nu | vu | — |
| imperative | affirmative | | zai | | zaime | zaite | |
| imperative | negative | | naun zai | | naun zaime | naun zaite |

#### Related terms

* vis

#### See also

* andur

## Northern Kurdish
### Alternative forms

* زەر (zer) — Arabic spelling

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /zɛɾ/
* Rhymes: -ɛɾ

### Adjective

| Central Kurdish | زەرد (zerd) |
| Laki | zerd |
| Zazaki | zerd |
| Gurani | zerd |
zer
* yellow

### See also

Colors in Northern Kurdish · reng (layout · text) :
| spî | gewr | reş |
| sor; sorê sor | pirteqalî; qehweyî | zer; qîçik |
| keskê vekirî | kesk | kevz; keskê tarî |
| şînê vekirî; hêşîn | şînê esmanî | şîn |
| şîrkî, mor; heş | soravî; binefşî, xemir | pîvazî, pembe |

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈzɛr/
* Rhymes: -ɛr
* Syllabification: zer

### Noun

zer n
* genitive plural of zero

## Romanian
### Alternative forms

* zăr — regional, archaic

### Etymology

Either a substrate word related to zară (“buttermilk”), or from Latin serum, possibly influenced by Greek ζέμα (zéma). Compare Aromanian dzãr / dzer.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /zer/

### Noun

zer n (plural zeruri)
* whey

#### Related terms

* zară

### Further reading

* zer in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Turkmen
### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

zer (definite accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])
* gold

### Further reading

* “zer” in Enedilim.com
* “zer” in Webonary.org