zera

See also: žera and żera'

Basque

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /s̻eɾa/ [s̻e.ɾa]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /s̻eɾa/ [s̻e.ɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /s̺eɾa/ [s̺e.ɾa]

• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Hyphenation: ze‧ra

Etymology 1

Probably from zer (“what”) +‎ -a, literally “the what”.

Noun

zera inan

1. thing, thingy
2. (psychoanalysis) id

Declension

Declension of zera (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	zera	zera	zerak
ergative	zerak	zerak	zerek
dative	zerari	zerari	zerei
genitive	zeraren	zeraren	zeren
comitative	zerarekin	zerarekin	zerekin
causative	zerarengatik	zerarengatik	zerengatik
benefactive	zerarentzat	zerarentzat	zerentzat
instrumental	zeraz	zeraz	zerez
inessive	zeratan	zeran	zeretan
locative	zeratako	zerako	zeretako
allative	zeratara	zerara	zeretara
terminative	zerataraino	zeraraino	zeretaraino
directive	zeratarantz	zerarantz	zeretarantz
destinative	zeratarako	zerarako	zeretarako
ablative	zeratatik	zeratik	zeretatik
partitive	zerarik	—	—
prolative	zeratzat	—	—

Derived terms

• baita zera ere (“c'mon!”)
• zeratu

 

Etymology 2

Noun

zera

1. allative singular of ze

Further reading

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

Gallurese

Pronunciation

• (Aggius) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sera/

Noun

zera f (plural zeri)

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of cera (“wax. beeswax”)

Latin

Noun

zera

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of zerum

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛ.ra/
• Rhymes: -ɛra
• Syllabification: ze‧ra

Noun

zera n

1. inflection of zero:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Portuguese

Verb

zera

1. inflection of zerar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Sassarese

Alternative forms

• cera (Castelsardo)

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin cēra, probably a borrowing from a substrate language.

Pronunciation

• (Turritan, Sedini) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sera/

Noun

zera f (plural zeri)

1. wax. beeswax