ayer

See also: Ayer

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish ayer (“yesterday”).

Adverb

ayer

yesterday

Ladino

Adverb

ayer (Latin spelling)

yesterday

Spanish

Etymology

From older yer, from Latin herī, from Proto-Italic *hezī, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyes-. Alternatively from Latin ad herī

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈɟ͡ʝeɾ/, [aˈʝeɾ]
Audio (Latin America) (file)

Adverb

ayer

yesterday

Noun

ayer m (plural ayeres)

yesterday
(figuratively) days gone by; yesteryear; the past

Related terms

hier
anteayer, antehier, antier, antes de ayer
trasanteayer
transantehier

Descendants

Papiamentu: ayera

See also

mañana

Anagrams

raye

Further reading

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

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