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Meaning of jer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

/jɛə/

Definitions

Clipping of jerfalcon.
abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
either of the Proto-Slavic lax vowels /ɪ/ (front jer, ь) and /ʊ/ (back jer, ъ), which in Late Common Slavic were reduced in certain positions to ultrashort vowels [ɪ̆] and [ʊ̆] (weak jers) and then eventually lost.

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

Jer-bear Jer. Jerabek Jerahmeelite Jerald Jerangle