Heer
Alemannic German edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Heer m
References edit
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 24.
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Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 The archaic form Here is also still in common use among Christians (whereas here is obsolete as a common noun).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 edit
Heer m
- (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 edit
First attested as in heere in 1176. Derived from Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”). Formerly an independent village.
See also Limburgish Hier.
Proper noun edit
Heer n
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German edit
Etymology edit
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").
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /heːr/, [heːɐ̯], [hɛɐ̯]
- Rhymes: -eːɐ̯
Audio (file) - Homophones: her, hehr
- Homophone: Herr (common merger)
Noun edit
Heer n (strong, genitive Heeres or Heers, plural Heere)
- (collective, military, in the plural) army (ground forces)
- Synonym: Landstreitkräfte
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Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian here, from Proto-West Germanic *hari. Cognates include West Frisian hear and German Heer.
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Noun edit
Heer n (plural Here)