ers

See also: ERS, ERs, Ers, and -ers

English

Verb

ers

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of er

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Noun

ers

  1. plural of er

French

Etymology

From Occitan èrs, from Latin ervum (vetch).

Pronunciation

Noun

ers m (plural ers)

  1. (botany) bitter vetch, ervil (Vicia ervilia)
  2. (botany) Lens ervoides

Further reading

German

Alternative forms

  • er's

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːɐ̯s/
  • Hyphenation: ers

Contraction

ers

  1. Contraction of er es.
    • 1843, Brothers Grimm, “Marienkind”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 1, 5th edition, page 14:
      Am andern Morgen, als das Kind nicht zu finden war, gieng ein Gemurmel unter den Leuten, die Königin wäre eine Menschenfresserin, und hätte ihr eigenes Kind umgebracht. Sie hörte alles, und konnte nichts dagegen sagen, der König aber hatte sie zu lieb als daß ers glauben wollte.
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Middle English

Noun

ers

  1. Alternative form of ars

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English ers, form of ars, from Old English ears, ærs, from Proto-West Germanic *ars, from Proto-Germanic *arsaz.

Noun

ers (plural erses)

  1. arse, buttocks

References

Swedish

Alternative forms

Pronoun

ers

  1. your (only in address); a contraction of the archaic eders, being a genitive form of er
    ers majestät
    Your Majesty
    ers höghet
    Your Highness
    ers nåd
    your grace

References

Anagrams

Welsh

Etymology

er + ys

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛrs/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrs

Preposition

ers

  1. since
  2. for (a period of time)

Usage notes

  • The present tense, rather than the perfect, is normally used with periods that extend to the present.

Conjunction

ers

  1. since

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalh-prothesis
ers unchanged unchanged hers
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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