ayer

ayer

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish ayer (“yesterday”).

Adverb

ayer

1. yesterday

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Ladino

Etymology

Compare Spanish ayer.

Adverb

ayer (Latin spelling)

1. yesterday

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Malay

Noun

ayer

1. Archaic spelling of air, used in place names

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Spanish

Etymology

From earlier yer, from Latin herī. Alternatively from Latin ab herī (“since yesterday”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aˈʝeɾ/ [aˈʝeɾ]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈʝeɾ/ [aˈʝeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aˈʃeɾ/ [aˈʃeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈʒeɾ/ [aˈʒeɾ]

• Audio (Latin America)

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• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: a‧yer

Adverb

ayer

1. yesterday

Noun

ayer m (plural ayeres)

1. yesterday
2. (figuratively) days gone by; yesteryear; the past

Related terms

• hier
• anteayer, antehier, antier, antes de ayer
• no nací ayer
• trasanteayer
• transantehier

Descendants

• Chavacano: ayer
• → Papiamentu: ayera

See also

• mañana

Further reading

• “ayer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• raye