yerma

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝeɾma/ [ˈɟ͡ʝeɾ.ma]

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝeɾma/ [ˈɟ͡ʝeɾ.ma] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeɾma/ [ˈʃeɾ.ma] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʒeɾma/ [ˈʒeɾ.ma] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -eɾma
• Syllabification: yer‧ma

Etymology 1

Adjective

yerma

1. feminine singular of yermo

Etymology 2

Verb

yerma

1. inflection of yermar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative