heran

See also: heran-

Finnish

Noun

heran

1. genitive singular of hera

German

Etymology

From her +‎ an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hɛˈʁan]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -an

Adverb

heran

1. near, close to the speaker, over to (to the direction of the speaker or an object)

   Komm heran, Junge!

   Come closer to me, boy!

   Er schlich sich unauffällig von hinten an sie heran.

   He sneaked up unobtrusively on her from behind.

   • 1920, Ernst Jünger, In Stahlgewittern:

     Wir schlängelten uns aneinander heran und führten im Hauchton eine hastige Unterhaltung.

     We crept nearer together and held a muttered consultation.

Coordinate terms

• hinan
• daran
• hieran

Derived terms

• ran

Further reading

• “heran” in Duden online
• “heran” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay heran, hairan, from Arabic حَيْرَان (ḥayrān, “uncertain, confused”).

Adjective

heran

1. amazed, astonished

   Synonyms: tercengang, takjub

2. strange, wonder, bizarre

   Synonyms: aneh, ganjil, garib

Derived terms

Terms derived from heran

• keheranan
• mengherani
• mengherankan
• terheran-heran

Further reading

• “heran” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxeː.rɑn/, [ˈheː.rɑn]

Verb

hēran (Anglian)

1. Alternative form of hīeran

Conjugation

Conjugation of hēran (weak class 1 Anglian)

🛈 This feature is under development and may not always produce the expected forms

infinitive	hēran¹	hērenne, hēranne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	hēru, hēre	hērde
second person singular	hēres³	hērdes³
third person singular	hēreþ²	hērde
plural	hēraþ²	hērdun, hērdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hēre	hērde
plural	hēren¹	hērden¹
imperative
singular	hēr
plural	hēraþ²
participle	present	past
	hērende	(ġe)hēred

¹In Northumbrian, final -n was regularly lost from these forms
²In Late Northumbrian, final -þ was frequently changed to -s
³In Mercian, final -t was sometimes added to these forms due to West Saxon influence

Verb

hēran (Kentish)

1. Alternative form of hīeran

Conjugation

Conjugation of hēran (weak class 1)

infinitive	hēran	hērenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	hēre	hērde
second person singular	hērest, hērst	hērdest
third person singular	hēreþ, hērþ	hērde
plural	hēraþ	hērdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hēre	hērde
plural	hēren	hērden
imperative
singular	hēr
plural	hēraþ
participle	present	past
	hērende	(ġe)hēred

Volapük

Noun

heran (nominative plural herans)

1. hairdresser

Declension

declension of heran

	singular	plural
nominative	heran	herans
genitive	herana	heranas
dative	herane	heranes
accusative	herani	heranis
vocative 1	o heran!	o herans!
predicative 2	heranu	heranus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only