See also: Herra, herrá, and herrå

Basque edit

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

herra

  1. hatred

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Norse herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hērro, the comparative form of hēr (noble, venerable) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (elder). Cognates include Danish herre, Norwegian herre, Swedish herre, Icelandic herra, Dutch heer, German Herr. The Old High German word originally meant "grey, grey-haired", and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (grey), making it cognate with Old English hār (English hoar), Old Norse hárr.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

herra

  1. Mister (polite title for an adult man)
    Herra Virtanen, voinko puhua kanssanne?
    Mister Virtanen, may I speak with you?
  2. sir (polite form of address to a man, often preceded by hyvä)
    Anteeksi, herra...Excuse me, Sir...
    Hyvät herrat!Gentlemen!
  3. gentleman (honourable or sophisticated man)
    Ovesta astui sisään kolme hienoa herraa.
    Three smart gentlemen stepped in the door.
  4. lord, master (person having authority over someone or something)
    kartanon herralord of the manor
    Sormusten herraLord of the Rings
    oman itsensä herramaster of oneself
    Kärpästen herraLord of the flies
  5. (informal) a member of the ruling or upper class, a person of authority; (in the plural) the ruling or upper class, the mighty, people in authority (no exact English translation, definitely not any with the same nuance)
    herrojen herkkudelicacy (only) for the rich (because only they can afford it)
    herrojen metkujaantics of the ruling class
    elää herroiksito live like a lord / to live like a king
  6. (religion) Alternative letter-case form of Herra (Lord)

Declension edit

Inflection of herra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative herra herrat
genitive herran herrojen
partitive herraa herroja
illative herraan herroihin
singular plural
nominative herra herrat
accusative nom. herra herrat
gen. herran
genitive herran herrojen
herrainrare
partitive herraa herroja
inessive herrassa herroissa
elative herrasta herroista
illative herraan herroihin
adessive herralla herroilla
ablative herralta herroilta
allative herralle herroille
essive herrana herroina
translative herraksi herroiksi
abessive herratta herroitta
instructive herroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of herra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative herrani herrani
accusative nom. herrani herrani
gen. herrani
genitive herrani herrojeni
herrainirare
partitive herraani herrojani
inessive herrassani herroissani
elative herrastani herroistani
illative herraani herroihini
adessive herrallani herroillani
ablative herraltani herroiltani
allative herralleni herroilleni
essive herranani herroinani
translative herrakseni herroikseni
abessive herrattani herroittani
instructive
comitative herroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative herrasi herrasi
accusative nom. herrasi herrasi
gen. herrasi
genitive herrasi herrojesi
herraisirare
partitive herraasi herrojasi
inessive herrassasi herroissasi
elative herrastasi herroistasi
illative herraasi herroihisi
adessive herrallasi herroillasi
ablative herraltasi herroiltasi
allative herrallesi herroillesi
essive herranasi herroinasi
translative herraksesi herroiksesi
abessive herrattasi herroittasi
instructive
comitative herroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative herramme herramme
accusative nom. herramme herramme
gen. herramme
genitive herramme herrojemme
herraimmerare
partitive herraamme herrojamme
inessive herrassamme herroissamme
elative herrastamme herroistamme
illative herraamme herroihimme
adessive herrallamme herroillamme
ablative herraltamme herroiltamme
allative herrallemme herroillemme
essive herranamme herroinamme
translative herraksemme herroiksemme
abessive herrattamme herroittamme
instructive
comitative herroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative herranne herranne
accusative nom. herranne herranne
gen. herranne
genitive herranne herrojenne
herrainnerare
partitive herraanne herrojanne
inessive herrassanne herroissanne
elative herrastanne herroistanne
illative herraanne herroihinne
adessive herrallanne herroillanne
ablative herraltanne herroiltanne
allative herrallenne herroillenne
essive herrananne herroinanne
translative herraksenne herroiksenne
abessive herrattanne herroittanne
instructive
comitative herroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative herransa herransa
accusative nom. herransa herransa
gen. herransa
genitive herransa herrojensa
herrainsarare
partitive herraansa herrojaan
herrojansa
inessive herrassaan
herrassansa
herroissaan
herroissansa
elative herrastaan
herrastansa
herroistaan
herroistansa
illative herraansa herroihinsa
adessive herrallaan
herrallansa
herroillaan
herroillansa
ablative herraltaan
herraltansa
herroiltaan
herroiltansa
allative herralleen
herrallensa
herroilleen
herroillensa
essive herranaan
herranansa
herroinaan
herroinansa
translative herrakseen
herraksensa
herroikseen
herroiksensa
abessive herrattaan
herrattansa
herroittaan
herroittansa
instructive
comitative herroineen
herroinensa

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Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old Dutch hēriro, Old High German hērro, the comparative form of hēr (noble, venerable) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (elder). Cognates include Danish, Norwegian and Swedish herre, Dutch heer, German Herr. The Old High German word originally meant “grey, grey-haired”, and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (grey), making it cognate with Old English hār (English hoar), Old Norse hárr.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

herra m (genitive singular herra, nominative plural herrar)

  1. lord, master
  2. the Lord (God)
  3. an honorific title for a bishop; Lord
  4. an honorific title for a noble; Lord
  5. an honorific title for the highest state officials, now especially the president, but also a sýslumaður (the local official of the state in each sýsla), ambassador, etc.; Excellency
  6. mister (general honorific for a man, especially in writing; usually abbreviated: hr.)
  7. a general deferential form of address to a male; sir
  8. gentleman (general polite term for a male)
    dömur mínar og herrar
    Ladies and gentlemen.

Usage notes edit

Used as an honorific title (prenominally or on its own) for bishops and for the president of Iceland (also, especially historically, for some other dignitaries). Also used as a general courtesy title for men, equivalent to English mister, but then primarily in formal written correspondence and abbreviated hr. However, when it is used as an honorific title for bishops, presidents, etc., it should never be abbreviated. The equivalent female title is frú (in both contexts).

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Verb edit

herra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative herraði, supine herrað)

  1. (transitive) to knight or bestow nobility on
  2. (transitive) to confer on someone the dignity of herra, allow someone to be called herra
  3. (transitive) to address or refer to as herra (as should be done to bishops, etc.)

Conjugation edit

Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse herra. Related to Finnish herra and Estonian härra.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

herra

  1. mister
  2. lord, master

Declension edit

Declension of herra (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative herra herrat
genitive herran herroin
partitive herraa herroja
illative herraa herroi
inessive herraas herrois
elative herrast herroist
allative herralle herroille
adessive herraal herroil
ablative herralt herroilt
translative herraks herroiks
essive herranna, herraan herroinna, herroin
exessive1) herrant herroint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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References edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 58

Maltese edit

Root
h-r-j
1 term

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic هَرَّأَ (harraʔa).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

herra (imperfect jherri, past participle mherri, verbal noun therrija)

  1. (transitive) to wear out; to cause to deteriorate gradually
  2. (transitive) to tire; to exhaust (a person)
Conjugation edit
    Conjugation of herra
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m herrejt herrejt herra herrejna herrejtu herrew
f herriet
imperfect m nherri therri jherri nherru therru jherru
f therri
imperative herri herru

Etymology 2 edit

From (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun edit

herra f

  1. rudeness, roughness
Usage notes edit

Adjectival form is constructed with bil, i.e. bil-herra.

  1. Keċċini barra bil-herra.He kicked me out rudely.

Old Norse edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Saxon hērro, from Old Dutch hēriro, Old High German hērro, the comparative form of hēr (noble, venerable) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (elder).[1] The Old High German word originally meant "grey, grey-haired", and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (grey), making it cognate with Old English hār (English hoar), Old Norse hárr.

Noun edit

herra m

  1. mister, gentleman
  2. sir

Descendants edit

Verb edit

herra

  1. (transitive) to confer with the title of "herra" upon a person

Conjugation edit

References edit

  • herra”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  1. ^ Falk, Hjalmar; Torp, Alf (190306) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 286