Jer
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /jɛə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Jer is a noun meaning Clipping of jerfalcon.
Meaning
Clipping of jerfalcon.
More Meanings
- (linguistics) either of the Proto-Slavic lax vowels /ɪ/ (front jer, ь) and /ʊ/ (back jer, ъ), which in Late Common Slavic were reduced in certain positions to ultrashort vowels [ɪ̆] and [ʊ̆] (weak jers) and then eventually lost.
Word Forms
- jers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tower, falcon, jerry, fita, breve, wedge.
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