her-
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
her-
Usage notes edit
Not separable. When forming past participles, those generally aren't prepended with the prefix ge-.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From southern Middle Dutch her- (“re-, again”). Of uncertain origin, but mostly considered a borrowing from Old French re- or specifically its northern variant er-, from Latin re-. In certain contexts this prefix touched on the native Middle Dutch her- (“here, over”) as in hercōmen (“come over”); see German her- below. Compare the attested phrase wēder herhebben (“to get back”), where her- can be interpreted in both ways. The h-spelling was also reinforced by hypercorrection due to the phoneme's frailness in southern dialects. In some cases this also affected the unrelated prefixes er-, oor-, which see.
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
her-
Usage notes edit
Not separable. When forming past participles, it obviates the need to prepend with the prefix ge-.
Derived terms edit
See also edit
German edit
Etymology edit
her in compounds.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /heːr/, [heːɐ̯], [hɛɐ̯] (stressed)
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- IPA(key): /hɛr/, [hɛɐ̯] (unstressed before a consonant)
- IPA(key): /her/, [he.ʁ‿] (unstressed before a vowel)
Prefix edit
her-
- (stressed) Separable verbal prefix that indicates a movement.
- Antonym: hin-
- (unstressed) Adverbial prefix that indicates a movement.
Derived terms edit
- Verbs:
- Adverbs: