Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jer

/jɛə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
jer
IPA
/jɛə/
10
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of jerfalcon.

noun

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.

name

Diminutive of Jeremy.

Etymology

From Russian ер (jer) or ерь (jerʹ).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

jers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

yer yery

Homonyms

yeah (non-rhotic)

Questions

How do you pronounce jer?
The recorded pronunciation is /jɛə/.
What does jer mean?
Clipping of jerfalcon.
Where does jer come from?
It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce jer

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