ers

== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English Ersu. === Symbol === ers (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Ersu. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Ersu terms == English == === Verb === ers third-person singular simple present indicative of er === Noun === ers plural of er === Anagrams === SRE, ser., res., ESR, res, RSE, ser, Res., RES, SER == Afrikaans == === Noun === ers plural of er == French == === Etymology === From Middle French ers (16th c.), from Occitan èrs, from Latin ervum (“vetch”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛʁ/ Homophones: air, aire, airent, aires, airs, ère, ères, erre, errent, erres (general), haire, haires, hère, hères, r (aspirated) === Noun === ers m (invariable) (botany) bitter vetch, ervil (Vicia ervilia) (botany) Lens ervoides === Further reading === “ers”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eːrs/, [ʔeːɐ̯s], [ʔɛɐ̯s] Hyphenation: ers === Contraction === ers (now nonstandard) alternative spelling of er's === Adverb === ers (colloquial, nonstandard) pronunciation spelling of erst == Middle English == === Noun === ers alternative form of ars == Scots == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English ers, form of ars, from Old English ears, ærs, from Proto-West Germanic *ars, from Proto-Germanic *arsaz. === Pronunciation === === Noun === ers (plural erses) arse, buttocks ==== References ==== “ers”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC. Eagle, Andy, editor (2026), “ers”, in The Online Scots Dictionary‎[2] == Swedish == === Alternative forms === Ers Eders === Pronoun === ers your (only in address); a contraction of the archaic eders, being a genitive form of er === References === “ers”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “ers”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === res, ser == Welsh == === Etymology === er +‎ ys === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛrs/ Rhymes: -ɛrs === Preposition === ers since for (a period of time) ==== Usage notes ==== Ers is used with time periods that are still ongoing in the context of a clause's verb. For time periods that have come to an end, am is used instead. Traditionally, the simple present tense rather than the present perfect is used with periods that extend to the present, although the latter is increasingly common under the influence of English. simple present: present perfect: In very formal or literary language, er is used when a specific start time is mentioned. Ers is used when the beginning of the time period is not mentioned (and is also preferred in all cases in less formal registers). === Conjunction === ers since === Mutation ===