Heer

== Alemannic German == === Etymology === 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 === Heer m (Uri, Christianity) pastor === References === Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 24. == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɦeːr/ Hyphenation: Heer Rhymes: -eːr Homophone: heer === Etymology 1 === 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 The archaic form Here is also still in common use among Christians (whereas here is obsolete as a common noun).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 ==== Heer m (Christianity) Lord, God Heer, ontferm U over ons. ― Lord, take pity on us. Here, zegen deze spijze. ― Lord, bless this meal. ===== Alternative forms ===== Here, Heere ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === First attested as in heere in 1176. Derived from Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”). Formerly an independent village. See also Limburgish Hier. ==== Proper noun ==== Heer n a neighbourhood and former municipality of Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == German == === Etymology === 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. False cognate of Spanish ejército, from Latin exerceo ("I exercise, I oversee"). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /heːr/, [heːɐ̯], [hɛɐ̯] Rhymes: -eːɐ̯ Homophones: her, hehr Homophone: Herr (common merger) === Noun === Heer n (strong, genitive Heeres or Heers, plural Heere) (collective, military, in the plural) army (ground forces) Synonyms: Armee f, Landstreitkräfte f pl ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === See also === Armee === References === === Further reading === “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 == === Etymology === From Old Frisian here, from Proto-West Germanic *hari. Cognates include West Frisian hear and German Heer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈheːr/ Hyphenation: Heer Rhymes: -eːr === Noun === Heer n (plural Here) army === References === Marron C. Fort (2015), “Heer”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN