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The prefix oer- is used to form adverbs of time. There are, however, only two cases involved: oeroaremoarn two days after tomorrow and oerearjuster two days before yesterday.

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[+]General properties

The prefix oer- can be used to derive adverbs of time, however on a quite modest scale. The only cases are oaremoarn the day after tomorrow > oeroaremoarn two days after tomorrow and earjuster the day before yesterday > oerearjuster two days before yesterday. As with the comparable instance of the kinship terms (see oer- forming nouns out of nouns), oer- is used to derive a third-degree term from a second-degree term.

The adverbs formed by oer- can be further prefixed by bet-, to form an even higher degree. For more information, see bet-.

[+]Phonological properties

The prefix is pronounced as [uər]. The stress is always on the prefix, as in OERearjuster two days before yesterday.

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Literature

This use of oer- is mentioned in Hoekstra (1998:64).

References
  • Hoekstra, Jarich1998Fryske wurdfoarmingLjouwertFryske Akademy
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