era

== Translingual == === Symbol === era (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Eravallan. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Eravallan terms == English == === Alternative forms === æra (archaic) === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin aera. === Pronunciation === enPR: îrʹə: (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɪə.ɹə/, [ˈɪə̯.ɹə ~ ˈɪː.ɹə] (New Zealand) IPA(key): /iə.ɹə/, [ˈi̞ə̯.ɹə ~ ˈiː.ɹə] (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈi.ɹə/, [ˈiː.ɹə] (East Anglia, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /ˈɛː.ɹə/, [ˈɛ̝.ɹə ~ ˈe̞ː.ɹə] Rhymes: -ɪəɹə Homophone: airer (non-rhotic, cheer–chair merger) (US) enPR: ĕrʹə, îrʹə; IPA(key): /ˈɛɹ.ə/, /ˈɪɚ.ə/ Homophone: error (/ˈɛɹ.ə/, non-rhotic) (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ra/, [ɛ(ː).ɾäˑ] Rhymes: -ɛɹə, -ɪəɹə Hyphenation: e‧ra === Noun === era (plural eras) A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year. (geology) A geochronologic unit of tens to hundreds of millions of years; a subdivision of an eon, and subdivided into periods. (informal) An indefinite period of time in one’s life characterized by a particular interest. ==== Synonyms ==== (time period of indeterminate length): age, epoch, period See also Thesaurus:era ==== Hyponyms ==== (cosmological time unit): stelliferous era, degenerate era, black hole era (geochronologic unit): Cenozoic era, erathem, Mesozoic era, Paleozoic era ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === era on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === 'ear, Åre, ear, Rea, rea, EAR, REA, aer-, A.R.E., ReA, ARE, aër-, Are, Aer, are, Rae == Albanian == === Noun === era definite nominative singular of erë == Asturian == === Etymology === From Late Latin aera. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeɾa/ [ˈe.ɾa] Rhymes: -eɾa Syllabification: e‧ra === Noun === era f (plural eres) era (time period) Synonyms: dómina, época == Azerbaijani == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian э́ра (éra), ultimately from Late Latin aera. === Pronunciation === === Noun === era (definite accusative eranı, plural eralar) era yeni eraya qədəm qoymaq ― to enter a new era eramızdan əvvəl ― before the common era ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “era” in Obastan.com. == Basque == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). === Pronunciation === === Noun === era inan manner == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈe.ɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈe.ɾa] Rhymes: -eɾa === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Late Latin aera. ==== Noun ==== era f (plural eres) era (time period) Synonym: època === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Latin ārea (“open space; threshing floor”). Compare the borrowed doublet àrea. ==== Noun ==== era f (plural eres) small section of arable land destined for cultivation === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== era first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ésser === Further reading === “era”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “era”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “era” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “era” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Chuukese == === Verb === era (intransitive) to say ==== Related terms ==== ereni == Creek == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *θali. === Pronunciation === (Oklahoma) IPA(key): [ɪɬɑ́ˑ] Hyphenation: e‧ra === Noun === era his/her back ==== Declension ==== === References === J. B. Martin; M. McKane Mauldrin (2004), A dictionary of Creek/Muscogee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 31 J. B. Martin (2011), A grammar of Creek (Muscogee), University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 134 == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin aera. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeː.raː/ Hyphenation: era Rhymes: -eːraː === Noun === era f (plural era's, no diminutive) era, age, epoch Synonyms: eeuw, tijdperk (dated) era, calendar Synonym: jaartelling ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: era == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈera/ Rhymes: -era Syllabification: e‧ra === Adjective === era (accusative singular eran, plural eraj, accusative plural erajn) adjective form of ero (“bit, piece”) == Fala == === Verb === era first-person singular imperfect indicative of sel (“to be”) third-person singular imperfect indicative of sel (“to be”) == Galician == === Verb === era first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser == Indonesian == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Dutch era, from Latin aera. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈera/ [ˈe.ra] Rhymes: -era Syllabification: e‧ra ==== Noun ==== era (plural era-era) era, age, epoch ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Hitu [Term?] ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈera/ [ˈe.ra] Rhymes: -era Syllabification: e‧ra ==== Noun ==== era (plural era-era) sago dreg === Further reading === “era”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Interlingua == === Noun === era (plural eras) era === Verb === era optional irregular past tense form of esser ("to be") == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ra/ Rhymes: -ɛra Hyphenation: è‧ra === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Late Latin aera. ==== Noun ==== era f (plural ere) age, epoch, period Synonyms: epoca, età (geology) era === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Latin erat. ==== Verb ==== era third-person singular imperfect indicative of essere === Etymology 3 === From Latin eram. ==== Verb ==== era (obsolete) alternative form of ero, first-person singular imperfect indicative of essere === References === === Anagrams === -are, Rea, are, rea == Ladino == === Verb === era (Hebrew spelling אירה) first-person singular imperfect indicative of ser third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser == Latin == === Alternative forms === hera === Etymology === De Vaan lists the term as a derivative of erus (“master of the family”), in which case presumably from erus +‎ -a. Adams and Mallory suggest a possible derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₁esh₂éh₂, itself related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁esh₂ós. This theory is premised on the cognancy of Hittite išḫāš and Hittite išḫaššaraš (“lady, mistress”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɛ.ra] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.ra] === Noun === era f (genitive erae, masculine erus); first declension mistress (of a house, with respect to the servants) a female ruler or governor; governeress, ruleress, leaderess ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. === References === “era”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “era”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. era in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “era”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎[3], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC "era", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Luganda == === Conjunction === era and, and then (only used for occurrences in chronological order) also, too besides ==== See also ==== ne ==== References ==== J. D., Chesswas (1967), The Essentials of Luganda, 4th edition, Nairobi: Oxford University Press, page 95 Snoxall, R. A. (1967), Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 59 Murphy, John D. (1972), Luganda-English Dictionary, United States: The Catholic University of America Press, →ISBN, page 71 == Mirandese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeɾa/ [ˈe.ɾɐ] Rhymes: -eɾa Syllabification: e‧ra === Verb === era first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser == Nheengatu == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Tupi era. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈera/, (Rio Negro, Solimões) [ˈɛ.ɾɐ] Rhymes: -era Hyphenation: e‧ra === Noun === era (IIf class pluriform, plural era-itá, absolute era, R1 rera, R2 sera) name era rupí ― in the name of ==== Related terms ==== === References === Avila, Marcel Twardowsky (2021), “era”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, pages 300–301 == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Verb === era (archaic or dialectal) plural present of vera == Occitan == === Pronunciation === === Article === era f feminine singular of eth === Pronoun === era (Gascony) she == Old Dutch == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aizō. === Noun === ēra f honour dignity ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== unēra ==== Descendants ==== Middle Dutch: êreDutch: eerAfrikaans: eerNegerhollands: eerLimburgish: ieër ==== Further reading ==== “ēra”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012 == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈe.rɑ/ Rhymes: -e.rɑ === Verb === era imperative singular of erian == Old High German == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aizō, whence also Old English ār, Old Norse eir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeː.ra/ === Noun === ēra f honour renown respect ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle High German: ēre Central Franconian: Hunsrik: Eher Luxembourgish: Éier German: Ehre Rhine Franconian: Ehr, Ihr Vilamovian: ere === References === Henry Frowde, An Old High German Primer Wright, Joseph (1906), An Old High German Primer‎[4], second edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press == Old Saxon == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aizō, whence also Old English ār, Old Norse eir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛː.rɑ/ === Noun === ēra f honour renown glory ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Low German: ēre Low German: Ehr, Ehre → Old Norse: æra, eirDanish: æreIcelandic: æraFaroese: æraNorwegian Nynorsk: æreNorwegian Bokmål: æreSwedish: äraIcelandic: eir m or n⇒ Faroese: eirdómur, eirgingin, eirgrønur, eiringNorwegian Nynorsk: eir n→ Norwegian Bokmål: eir nOld Swedish: ērSwedish: ärg cDanish: ir cNorwegian Bokmål: irr n == Old Tupi == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *teT, from Proto-Tupian *jeT. Cognate with Paraguayan Guarani téra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ɾa/ Rhymes: -ɛɾa Hyphenation: e‧ra === Noun === era (possessable, IIa class pluriform, absolute tera, R1 rera, R2 sera) name ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Nheengatu: era →⇒ Portuguese: xará === References === === Further reading === Antônio Lemos Barbosa (1956), Curso de tupi antigo: gramática, exercícios, textos [Course of Old Tupi: Grammar, Exercises, Texts]‎[5] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “era”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 109, column 1 == Polish == === Etymology === Internationalism; compare English era, French ère, German Ära, ultimately from Late Latin aera. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ra/ Rhymes: -ɛra Syllabification: e‧ra === Noun === era f era ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === era in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN era in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ Homophones: hera, Hera Hyphenation: e‧ra === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Late Latin aera. ==== Noun ==== era f (plural eras) era (time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year) Synonym: época (archaeology) age (period of human prehistory) Synonym: idade (geology) era (unit of time, smaller than aeons and greater than periods) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Latin eram and erat. ==== Verb ==== era first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser === Further reading === “era”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “era”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Rapa Nui == === Etymology === From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *e-la. Cognates include Tuamotuan era and Māori ērā. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈe.ɾa/ Hyphenation: e‧ra === Determiner === era that Te vaka era. ― That canoe. ==== See also ==== === References === Veronica Du Feu (1996), Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 145 Paulus Kieviet (2017), A grammar of Rapa Nui‎[6], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 194 == Romanian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [jeˈra] IPA(key): [eˈra] ==== Verb ==== era third-person singular imperfect indicative of fi: he/she was (being) el era pierdut he was lost el era sarcastic he was being sarcastic === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈera] ==== Noun ==== era f definite nominative/accusative singular of eră == Rwanda-Rundi == === Verb === -êra (infinitive kwêra, perfective -êze) be white be pure, be innocent be holy be ripe ==== Derived terms ==== icyumweru / icumweru (“week”) umwera (“white person”) umweru (“something white”) == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin aera. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ěːra/ Hyphenation: e‧ra === Noun === éra f (Cyrillic spelling е́ра) era ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeɾa/ [ˈe.ɾa] Rhymes: -eɾa Syllabification: e‧ra === Etymology 1 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== era first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser ==== See also ==== estaba === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Late Latin aera. ==== Noun ==== era f (plural eras) era, age la Nueva Era ― New Age (geology) era ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === Inherited from Latin ārea. Compare the borrowed doublet área. ==== Noun ==== era f (plural eras) threshing floor tipple === Further reading === “era”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eːra/ Hyphenation: e‧ra === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse yðr, yðar, from Proto-Germanic *izwiz. ==== Alternative forms ==== edra (archaic) ==== Pronoun ==== era (singular form er) (possessive) your, yours (possessed by the multiple individuals addressed, of multiple things) you (vocative determiner used before a plural noun, regardless of gender) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Latin aera. ==== Noun ==== era c an era ===== Declension ===== === References === “er”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “er”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “er”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === -are, rea == Tause == === Noun === era water === See also === ira (Weirate and Deirate dialects) === References === Duane A. Clouse, 1997, Toward a reconstruction and reclassification of the Lakes Plain languages of Irian Jaya, In Karl J. Franklin (ed.), Papers in Papuan linguistics No. 2, 133-236. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, page 172 == Tooro == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jéda (“to shine”), potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *jel- (“to shine, to be white”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /éːɾa/ === Verb === -era (infinitive okwera) (intransitive) to be white; to become white to be or become clean Synonym: -ecumi (adjective) (chiefly of millet and other crops) to be or become ripe Synonym: (chiefly of fruits) -enga to be or become holy Ekitabu Ekirukwera ― the Holy Bible (of the king) to smile ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verbal derivations: Applicative: -erra Short causative: -eza === See also === === References === Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[7], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN