yerto

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From a Vulgar Latin *erctus, past participle of *ergere, corresponding to Latin ērēctus < ērigere. Compare Italian erto. Doublet of erecto, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝeɾto/ [ˈɟ͡ʝeɾ.t̪o]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃeɾto/ [ˈʃeɾ.t̪o]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒeɾto/ [ˈʒeɾ.t̪o]

  • Rhymes: -eɾto
  • Syllabification: yer‧to

Adjective

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yerto (feminine yerta, masculine plural yertos, feminine plural yertas)

  1. stiff; rigid
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Further reading

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