See also: heer

Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German herre, from Old High German hērro (master), comparative of hēr (gray-haired, old; noble, venerable), from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (gray; aged, old, distinguished).

Cognate with German Herr (Mr.; gentleman; master; Lord), Dutch heer (lord, master; gentleman), English hoar (greyish-white; antiquity), Scottish Gaelic ciar (swarthy, dark; gloomy, depressed).

Noun

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Heer m

  1. (Uri, Christianity) pastor

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɦeːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Heer
  • Rhymes: -eːr
  • Homophone: heer

Etymology 1

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From heer (lord). The archaic form Here is also still in common use among Christians (whereas here is obsolete as a common noun).

Proper noun

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Heer m

  1. (Christianity) Lord, God
    Heer, ontferm U over ons.Lord, take pity on us.
    Here, zegen deze spijze.Lord, bless this meal.
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Etymology 2

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First attested as in heere in 1176. Derived from Old Dutch heri (sandy ridge). Formerly an independent village.

See also Limburgish Hier.

Proper noun

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Heer n

  1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

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Heer

Etymology

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From Middle High German her, from Old High German heri, from Proto-West Germanic *hari, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (war, struggle).

Cognates include Old Norse herr (crowd, troops) (> Danish hær (troops))), Dutch heer (army), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 (harjis, army, host), Old English here (army). Relation to Sanskrit कुल (kula, flock, herd, family) has been theorised.[1] False cognate of Spanish ejército, from Latin exerceo ("I exercise, I oversee").

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Noun

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Heer n (strong, genitive Heeres or Heers, plural Heere)

  1. (collective, military, in the plural) army (ground forces)
    Synonym: Landstreitkräfte

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References

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Further reading

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  • Heer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Heer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Heer” in Duden online
  • Heer” in OpenThesaurus.de
  •   Heer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian here, from Proto-West Germanic *hari. Cognates include West Frisian hear and German Heer.

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Noun

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Heer n (plural Here)

  1. army

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  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Heer”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN