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ere
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English er, from Old English ?r (adverb, conjunction, and preposition), from Proto-Germanic *airiz, comparative of Proto-Germanic *airi (“early”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?éyeri (“day, morning”) (compare Avestan ????????????????? (ayar, “day”), Gk. ?????? (?érios, “at daybreak”), see also era, Albanian herët (“early in the morning, at daybreak”) ). The adverb erstwhile retains the Old English superlative ?rest (“earliest”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian eer (“before”), Dutch eer (“before, sooner than”), German eher (“earlier”).
Alternative forms
- yer [15th–16th c.]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??/, /??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /???/
- Rhymes: -??(r)
- Homophones: air, Ayr, eyre, heir, are (unit of measurement); err (one pronunciation); e'er (US)
Adverb
ere (not comparable)
- (obsolete) At an earlier time. [10th–17th c.]
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, John I:
- Thys is he of whome I spake, he that commeth after me, was before me be cause he was yer than I.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, John I:
Preposition
ere
- (poetic, archaic) Before; sooner than.
- 1594, Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece
- Stirring ere the break of day.
- 1594, Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece
Conjunction
ere
- (poetic, archaic) Before.
- Sir, come down ere my child die.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:ere.
Derived terms
- erewhile
- erst
- erstwhile
- erelong
- whilere
Translations
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??(?)/
Noun
ere (plural eres)
- Obsolete form of ear.
- 1533, R. Saltwood:
- As plesaunt to the ere as the blacke sanctus Of a sad sorte vpon a mery pyn.
- 1533, R. Saltwood:
Anagrams
- -eer, EER, REE, Ree, e'er, eer, ree
Basque
Conjunction
ere
- also
Coastal Konjo
Noun
ere
- water
Further reading
- Darrell T. Tryon, Comparative Austronesian Dictionary (1995), page 26
Danish
Verb
ere
- (obsolete) present plural of være
Usage notes
- Plural verbs were made optional in 1900.
Related terms
- er
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e?r?
Noun
ere
- (archaic) Dative singular form of eer
Verb
ere
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of eren
Anagrams
- eer, ree
Estonian
Etymology
Possibly the same root as in erk. Compare Finnish hereä, Livvi herei and Veps hered.
Adjective
ere (genitive ereda, partitive eredat)
- bright
Declension
Hungarian
Etymology
ér +? -e (possessive suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??r?]
- Hyphenation: ere
Noun
ere
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of ér
Declension
Italian
Noun
ere f
- plural of era
Anagrams
- ree
Latin
Noun
ere
- vocative singular of erus
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch ?ra, from Proto-West Germanic *ai?u, from Proto-Germanic *aiz?.
Noun
êre f
- glory, fame
- honour, respect
- worship
- decency, etiquette
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: eer
- Afrikaans: eer
- Limburgish: ieër
Etymology 2
Adverb
êre
- Alternative form of êer
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Article
êre
- feminine genitive/dative singular of êen
Further reading
- “ere (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “ere (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page IV
Middle English
Etymology 1
Determiner
ere
- Alternative form of hire (“her”)
Pronoun
ere
- Alternative form of hire (“hers”)
Etymology 2
From Old English ?are, from Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h??ws.
Alternative forms
- eare, eere, yere, here, eyr, ire, ?here
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???r(?)/
Noun
ere (plural eren or eres)
- ear (organ that receives sound)
- The auricle; the outside of the ear.
- The ear canal; the portion of the ear which is not apparent by sight.
- The power of hearing; the ability to detect sound.
- The level of attention given to someone speaking.
- A handle or grip.
- A portion of the heart with an earlike shape.
Related terms
- mousere
Descendants
- English: ear
- Tok Pisin: ia
- Scots: ear
References
- “?re, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-12.
Etymology 3
Noun
ere
- Alternative form of eere (“ear of grain”)
Etymology 4
Noun
ere
- Alternative form of here (“army”)
Etymology 5
Determiner
ere
- Alternative form of here (“their”)
Etymology 6
Verb
ere
- Alternative form of aren
Namia
Noun
ere
- woman
References
- transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66
Old Frisian
Alternative forms
- ?r
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ai?u, from Proto-Germanic *aiz?, from Proto-Indo-European *h?oys-éh?. Cognates include Old English ?re, Old Saxon ?ra and Old Dutch ?ra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e?re/, [???re]
Noun
?re f
- honour
Inflection
Descendants
- Saterland Frisian: Eere
- West Frisian: eare
References
- Köbler, Gerhard, Altfriesisches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, ?ISBN
Purari
Noun
ere
- water
References
- The Structural Violence of Resouce Extraction in the Purari Delta, in Tropical Forests Of Oceania: Anthropological Perspectives
- Comparative wordlists (Karl James Franklin, Summer Institute of Linguistics) (1975)
- Transnewguinea.org, citing G. E. MacDonald, The Teberan Language Family, pages 111-121, in The Linguistic Situation in the Gulf District and Adjacent Area, Papua New Guinea (editor K. J. Franklin) (1973)
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?ere]
Noun
ere f
- indefinite plural of er?
- indefinite genitive/dative singular of er?
Sa
Noun
ere
- village
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e?e/, [?e.?e]
Noun
ere f (plural eres)
- The name of the Latin-script letter R.
- Synonym: (represents both r and rr) erre
Derived terms
- ere eréa
Verb
ere
- (colloquial) Apocopic form of eres; you are
Further reading
- “ere” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish aire.
Noun
ére
- air
- Synonym: hangin
- sky
- Synonym: himpapawid
Derived terms
Turkish
Noun
ere
- dative singular of er
Vilamovian
Etymology
From Old High German ?ra
Pronunciation
Noun
?re f
- homage, honor
- fame
Yola
Adverb
ere
- Alternative form of eyver
Zazaki
Noun
ere n
- afternoon
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ers
English
Verb
ers
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of er
Anagrams
- ESR, RSE, Res., SER, SRE, res, ser, ser.
Afrikaans
Noun
ers
- plural of er
French
Etymology
From Occitan èrs, from Latin ervum (“vetch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??/
- Homophones: air, aire, airent, aires, airs, ère, ères, erre, errent, erres, haire, haires, hère, hères
Noun
ers m (plural ers)
- (botany) bitter vetch, ervil (Vicia ervilia)
- (botany) Lens ervoides
Further reading
- “ers” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Alternative forms
- er's
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e???s/
- Hyphenation: ers
Contraction
ers
- Contraction of er es.
Middle English
Noun
ers
- Alternative form of ars
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English ers, form of ars, from Old English ears, ærs, from Proto-West Germanic *ars, from Proto-Germanic *arsaz.
Noun
ers (plural erses)
- arse, buttocks
References
- “ers” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
- “ers” in Eagle, Andy, editor, The Online Scots Dictionary[2], 2016.
Swedish
Pronoun
ers
- your (only in address); a contraction of the archaic eders, being a genitive form of er
- ers majestät = Your Majesty
- ers höghet = Your Highness
Anagrams
- res, ser
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?rs/
Preposition
ers
- since
- for (a period of time)
Usage notes
- The present tense, rather than the perfect, is normally used with periods that extend to the present.
Conjunction
ers
- since
Mutation
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