зер

Mariupol Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zʲɪr]
• Hyphenation: зер

Particle

зер • (zjer)

1. Introduces a question that verifies something which the speaker is doubtful of; really?
   • 1987, L. N. Kir'jakov, transl., Лого пас Игор ту стратыю [Tale of Igor's Campaign]:

     Зер уев, т'адърефя-м, на пширисум
     Мыс трагодъ нда лоя аршизна

     Zjer ujev, t'aðrjefja-m, na pširisum
     Mys trahoð nda loja aršizna

     Is it really appropriate, my brothers, that we have begun
     The song with words of old

References

• A. A. Diamantopulo-Rionis with D. L. Demerdzhi, A. M. Davydova-Diamantopulo, A. A. Shapurma, R. S. Kharabadot, and D. K. Patricha (2006) “зер”, in Румейско-русский и русско-румейский словарь пяти диалектов греков Приазовья, Mariupol, →ISBN, page 79
• G. A. Animica, M. P. Galikbarova (2013) Румеку глоса‎^[1], Donetsk, page 68