her
TranslingualEdit
SymbolEdit
her
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English here, hir, hire, from Old English hire (“her”), from Proto-Germanic *hezōi (dative and genitive singular of *hijō). Cognate with North Frisian hör, Saterland Frisian hier, hiere (“her”), West Frisian har (“her”), Dutch haar (“her”), German Low German hör (“her”), German ihr (“her”).
PronunciationEdit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɜː(ɹ)/, unstressed IPA(key): /ə(ɹ)/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɜɹ/, unstressed IPA(key): /ɜɹ/
Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: a (non-rhotic, unstressed)
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
DeterminerEdit
her
- Belonging to her (belonging to that female, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).
- This is her book
- 1928, The Journal of the American Dental Association, page 765:
- Prodigal in everything, summer spreads her blessings with lavish unconcern, and waving her magic wand across the landscape of the world, she bids the sons of men to enter in [...]
- 1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 1:
- Her crew knew that deep in her heart beat engines fit and able to push her blunt old nose ahead at a sweet fourteen knots, come Hell or high water.
- 2001, Betsy Gould Hearne, Wishes, Kisses, and Pigs, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 78:
- On top of the circle she wrote her name, Louise, just above where the 12 on a clock would be.
- 2010, Andrew Lambert, Nelson: Britannia's God of War, Faber & Faber, →ISBN:
- On 24 April Nelson rejoined his ship, her battle damage repaired […]
- Belonging to a person of unspecified gender (to counterbalance the traditional "his" in this sense).
- 2017, David Yellin, Essentials of Integrating the Language Arts (page 115)
- Begin by having students choose a short poem to memorize; they will enjoy searching the library for a poem that appeals to them. If a student wishes to memorize her poem and share it aloud with the rest of the class, suggest a buddy system.
- 2017, David Yellin, Essentials of Integrating the Language Arts (page 115)
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English personal pronouns
PronounEdit
her
- The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (deprecated) with a conjunction; that woman, that ship, etc.
- Give it to her (after preposition)
- He wrote her a letter (indirect object)
- He treated her for a cold (direct object)
- Him and her went for a walk (with a conjunction; deprecated)
- February 1896, Ground-swells, by Jeannette H. Walworth, published in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine; page 183:
- "Then what became of her?"
- "Her? Which ‘her’? The park is full of ‘hers’."
- "The lady with the green feathers in her hat. A big Gainsborough hat. I am quite sure it was Miss Hartuff."
- 1950, C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- "It's all right," he was shouting. "Come out, Mrs. Beaver. Come out, Sons and Daughters of Adam and Eve. It's all right! It isn't her!" This was bad grammar of course, but that is how beavers talk when they are excited; I mean, in Narnia—in our world they usually don't talk at all.
- 2013, James Tully, The Crimes of Charlotte Brontë
- Everyday I had to watch as him and her went off for long walks together, and each night I had to go to my lonely, cold bed with the thought that they were sharing the same one
Derived termsEdit
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NounEdit
her (plural hers)
- (informal) A female person or animal.
- I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her.
- 1986, Hélène Cixous, Sorties (translated)
- […] daring dizzying passages in other, fleeting and passionate dwellings within the hims and hers whom she inhabits […]
- 2004, Charles J. Sullivan, Love and Survival, page 68:
- By this time, she had so many questions, but she only hit him up for one answer about those “hims” and “hers.” She asked, “Do both hims and hers reproduce hummers?”
SynonymsEdit
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AromanianEdit
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EtymologyEdit
From Latin ferrum. Compare Daco-Romanian fier, Spanish hierro.
NounEdit
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CornishEdit
NounEdit
her
- Mixed mutation of ger.
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
her f
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdverbEdit
her
Related termsEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
her
Usage notesEdit
- Not in common usage, "hier" is rather used. "her" is only used in expressions like the ones below.
Derived termsEdit
- her en der (“here and there, hither and thither”), her en der verspreid (“scattered all over the place)”)
- van hot naar her (“from pillar to post, here, there and everywhere”)
FaroeseEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
AdverbEdit
her
Etymology 2Edit
From herur.
NounEdit
her
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old High German hera. Cognate to German Low German her.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /heːr/, [heːɐ̯], [hɛɐ̯]
Audio (file) - Homophones: Heer, hehr
- Homophone: Herr (common merger)
- Rhymes: -eːɐ̯
AdverbEdit
her
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
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Further readingEdit
GothicEdit
RomanizationEdit
hēr
- Romanization of 𐌷𐌴𐍂
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
her m (genitive singular hers, nominative plural herir)
DeclensionEdit
declension of her
Derived termsEdit
LimburgishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From hieër.
NounEdit
her m
Middle EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Inherited from Old English hǣr, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą.
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
her (plural heres)
- (countable) a hair (follicular growth on the skin)
- c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)[1], published c. 1410, Apocalips 1:14, page 117v; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
- ⁊ þe heed of him ⁊ his heeris weren whiyt as whiyt wolle .· ⁊ as ſnow / ⁊ þe iȝen of him as flawme of fier .·
- And his head and his hairs were white, like white wool or snow, and his eyes were like fire's flame.
- 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Wyfe of Bathes Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC:
- Tho rad he me how sāpson lost his heeres
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- (uncountable) hair (follicular growths on the skin)
- a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Knight's Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, line 3690-3691:
- But first he cheweth greyn and lycorys / To smellen sweete, er he hadde kembd his heer.
- Though first he chews spices and licorice, / To smell sweet before he'd combed his hair.
- pelt, hide, animal skin
- Something similar in appearance to hair (e.g. a botanical hair)
- (figurative) small part, any part (of a person)
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DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “hēr, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-16.
Etymology 2Edit
Inherited from Old English hēr, from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r.
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
her
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “hẹ̄r, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3Edit
DeterminerEdit
her
- Alternative form of hire (“her”, genitive)
PronounEdit
her
- Alternative form of hire (“hers”)
Etymology 4Edit
PronounEdit
her
- Alternative form of hire (“her”, object)
Etymology 5Edit
DeterminerEdit
her
- Alternative form of here (“their”)
Etymology 6Edit
AdjectiveEdit
her
- Alternative form of here (“pleasant”)
Etymology 7Edit
NounEdit
her (plural heres)
- Alternative form of here (“haircloth”)
Etymology 8Edit
NounEdit
her
- Alternative form of herre (“hinge”)
Etymology 9Edit
NounEdit
her
- Alternative form of here (“army”)
Etymology 10Edit
NounEdit
her (plural heres)
- Alternative form of heir (“heir”)
Etymology 11Edit
VerbEdit
her
- Alternative form of heren (“to hear”)
Etymology 12Edit
AdjectiveEdit
her
- comparative degree of he (“high”)
North FrisianEdit
PronounEdit
her
Northern KurdishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *sárwas.
AdverbEdit
| Central Kurdish | هەر (her) |
|---|
her
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
her
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “her” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
AdverbEdit
her
- here
- Det er fint å vera her.
- It's nice to be here.
- Det er fint å vera her.
- just now, recently
- Eg såg ho her ein dag.
- I saw her just the other day.
- Eg såg ho her ein dag.
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
her m (definite singular heren, indefinite plural herar, definite plural herane)
ReferencesEdit
- “her” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r, apparently from the stem *hi- (“this”); the exact formation is unclear. Cognate with Old Saxon hēr, Old High German hiar, Old Norse hér, Gothic 𐌷𐌴𐍂 (hēr).
AdverbEdit
hēr
- here
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 46:2
- God hine ġehīerde and cleopode hine and cwæþ tō him, "Iācōb, Iācōb"! And hē him andswarode and cwæþ, "Hēr iċ eom!"
- God heard him and called out, "Jacob, Jacob!" And he answered him and said, "Here I am!"
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 46:2
DescendantsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
hēr n
- Alternative form of hǣr
Old FrisianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-West Germanic *hār. Cognates include Old English hǣr, Old Saxon hār and Old Dutch hār.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hēr n
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Old High GermanEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Germanic *hairaz.
AdjectiveEdit
hēr (comparative hērro or hērōro)
DeclensionEdit
Strong declension of her
| Singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hērēr, her | hēriu, her | hēraz, her |
| accusative | hēran | hēra | hēraz |
| genitive | hēres | hērera | hēres |
| dative | hēremu | hēreru | hēremu |
| instrumental | hēru | — | hēru |
| Plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hēre, her | hēro, her | hēriu, her |
| accusative | hēre | hēro | hēriu |
| genitive | hērero | hērero | hērero |
| dative | hērēm | hērēm | hērēm |
Weak declension of her
| Singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hēro | hēra | hēra |
| accusative | hēron | hērūn | hēra |
| genitive | hēren | hērūn | hēren |
| dative | hēren | hērūn | hēren |
| Plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hēron | hērūn | hēron |
| accusative | hēron | hērūn | hēron |
| genitive | hērōno | hērōno | hērōno |
| dative | hērōm | hērōm | hērōm |
Declension of comparative of her
| Singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hērōro | hērōra | hērōra |
| accusative | hērōron | hērōrūn | hērōra |
| genitive | hērōren | hērōrūn | hērōren |
| dative | hērōren | hērōrūn | hērōren |
| Plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hērōron | hērōrūn | hērōron |
| accusative | hērōron | hērōrūn | hērōron |
| genitive | hērōrōno | hērōrōno | hērōrōno |
| dative | hērōrōm | hērōrōm | hērōrōm |
Strong declension of superlative her
| Singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hērōstēr, hērōst | hērōstiu, hērōst | hērōstaz, hērōst |
| accusative | hērōstan | hērōsta | hērōstaz |
| genitive | hērōstes | hērōstera | hērōstes |
| dative | hērōstemu | hērōsteru | hērōstemu |
| instrumental | hērōstu | — | hērōstu |
| Plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hērōste, hērōst | hērōsto, hērōst | hērōstiu, hērōst |
| accusative | hērōste | hērōsto | hērōstiu |
| genitive | hērōstero | hērōstero | hērōstero |
| dative | hērōstēm | hērōstēm | hērōstēm |
Weak declension of superlative her
| Singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hērōsto | hērōsta | hērōsta |
| accusative | hērōston | hērōstūn | hērōsta |
| genitive | hērōsten | hērōstūn | hērōsten |
| dative | hērōsten | hērōstūn | hērōsten |
| Plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hērōston | hērōstūn | hērōston |
| accusative | hērōston | hērōstūn | hērōston |
| genitive | hērōstōno | hērōstōno | hērōstōno |
| dative | hērōstōm | hērōstōm | hērōstōm |
DescendantsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz.
PronounEdit
her
- (northern dialects) Alternative form of er
DescendantsEdit
Old NorseEdit
NounEdit
her
SalarEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Persian هر (har). Cognate with Bengali হর (hor, “every”), Latin salvus (“safe, whole”), Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “complete, whole”).
AdjectiveEdit
her
ReferencesEdit
Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “her”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow
TurkishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ottoman Turkish هر, from Persian هر (har). Cognate with Bengali হর (hor, “every”), Latin salvus (“safe, whole”), Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “complete, whole”).
PronunciationEdit
DeterminerEdit
her
VolapükEdit
NounEdit
her (nominative plural hers)
DeclensionEdit
WelshEdit
EtymologyEdit
Compare English here, used in an interjectory sense as in "here! shoo! go on!"
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
her f (plural heriau, not mutable)
ReferencesEdit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “her”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
YolaEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English here, from Old English hire, from Proto-West Germanic *heʀē.
PronounEdit
her
- her
- 1867, “THE BRIDE'S PORTION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:
- A portion ich gae her, was (it's now ich have ee-tolth)
- The portion I gave her was (it's now I have told)
Etymology 2Edit
From Middle English hire, from Old English hire, from Proto-West Germanic *heʀā.
DeterminerEdit
her
- her
- 1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 6:
- An awi gome her egges wi a wheel an car taape,
- And away went her eggs, with the car overset.
ReferencesEdit
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 102
- Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 129
ZazakiEdit
Etymology 1Edit
AdjectiveEdit
her
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
her