ere

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English er, from Old English ǣr (adverb, conjunction, and preposition), from Proto-West Germanic *airi, from Proto-Germanic *airiz, comparative of Proto-Germanic *airi (“early”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyeri (“day, morning”) (compare Avestan 𐬀𐬫𐬀𐬭 (ayar, “day”), Gk. ἠέριος (ēérios, “at daybreak”), see also era, Albanian herët (“early in the morning, at daybreak”) ). The adverb erstwhile retains the Old English superlative ǣrest (“earliest”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian eer (“before”), Dutch eer (“before, sooner than”), German ehe (“before”). ==== Alternative forms ==== yer [15th–16th c.] ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛə/, /ɛː/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɛɚ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /eː/ (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /eə/ (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /iə/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /eɹ/ (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /ɜː(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Homophones: air, Ayr, eyre, heir, are (“unit of measurement”), e'er (US); ear (cheer–chair merger); err (fair–fur merger) ==== Adverb ==== ere (not comparable) (obsolete) At an earlier time. [10th–17th c.] ==== Preposition ==== ere (poetic, archaic) Before; sooner than. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Conjunction ==== ere (poetic, archaic) before. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:ere. ==== Derived terms ==== === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɪə(ɹ)/ ==== Noun ==== ere (plural eres) Obsolete form of ear. === Etymology 3 === Formed from is + there + a/an. ==== Alternative forms ==== 'ere ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /eːɹə/ ==== Contraction ==== ere (chiefly Ireland, informal) A contraction of is, there, and the indefinite article. Mainly used in questions. === Anagrams === -eer, EER, REE, Ree, e'er, eer, ree == Basque == === Etymology === Unknown, the Biscayan form bere is probably more conservative. Potentially related to the pronoun bera. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɾe/ [e.ɾe] Rhymes: -eɾe, -e Hyphenation: e‧re === Adverb === ere (not comparable) also, too ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ere”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “ere”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == 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: -eːrə === Noun === ere (archaic) dative singular of eer ==== Derived terms ==== ere wie ere toekomt === Verb === ere (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of eren === Anagrams === eer, ree == Estonian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *heredä. Possibly the same root as in erk. Compare Finnish hereä, Livvi herei and Veps hered. === Adjective === ere (genitive ereda, partitive eredat, comparative eredam, superlative kõige eredam) bright ==== Declension ==== == Hungarian == === Etymology === ér +‎ -e (possessive suffix) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛrɛ] Hyphenation: ere === Noun === ere third-person singular single-possession possessive of ér ==== Declension ==== == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛ.re/ Rhymes: -ɛre Hyphenation: è‧re === Noun === ere f plural of era === Anagrams === ree == Latin == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɛ.rɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.re] ==== Verb ==== ere second-person singular future active indicative of sum === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɛ.rɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.re] ==== Noun ==== ere vocative singular of erus === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈeː.rɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.re] ==== Noun ==== ēre ablative singular of ēr == Manchu == === Romanization === ere romanization of ᡝᡵᡝ == Middle Dutch == === Etymology 1 === From Old Dutch ēra, from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aizō. ==== Noun ==== êre f glory, fame honour, respect worship decency, etiquette ===== Inflection ===== ===== Descendants ===== Dutch: eerAfrikaans: eerNegerhollands: eer Limburgish: ieër === Etymology 2 === ==== Adverb ==== êre alternative form of êer === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== 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 === From Old English ēare, from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws. ==== Alternative forms ==== eare, eere, eyr, ȝhere, here, ire, yere ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɛːr(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== ere (plural eren or eres) The ear (organ that receives sound): The auricle; the outside of the ear. The ear canal; the inside channel of the ear. The sense of hearing; the ability to hear. 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: earTok Pisin: ia Scots: ear ===== References ===== “ēre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 May 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== ere alternative form of eere (“ear of grain”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== ere alternative form of here (“army”) === Etymology 4 === ==== Determiner ==== ere alternative form of here (“their”) === Etymology 5 === ==== Determiner ==== ere alternative form of hire (“her”) ==== Pronoun ==== ere alternative form of hire (“hers”) === Etymology 6 === ==== Verb ==== ere alternative form of aren === Etymology 7 === ==== Verb ==== ere alternative form of eren (“to plough”) == Middle High German == === Etymology === Inherited from Old High German ēra, from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈeːrə/ === Noun === ēre f honour, respect, renown Si stalten ir leben nâch triuwen und nâch êren. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Central Franconian: Hunsrik: Eher Luxembourgish: Éier German: Ehre Rhine Franconian: Ehr, Ihr Vilamovian: ere === References === Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “êre”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel == Murui Huitoto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛɾɛ] Hyphenation: e‧re === Root === ere giant anteater ==== Derived terms ==== == 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 === ēr === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aizō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oys-éh₂. Cognates include Old English āre, Old Saxon ēra and Old Dutch ēra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeːre/, [ˈɛːre] === Noun === ēre f honour ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Saterland Frisian: Eere West Frisian: eare === References === Köbler, Gerhard, Altfriesisches Wörterbuch (4th edition 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): [ˈere] === Noun === ere f inflection of eră: indefinite plural indefinite genitive/dative singular == Sa == === Noun === ere village == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeɾe/ [ˈe.ɾe] Rhymes: -eɾe Syllabification: e‧re === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== ere f (plural eres) (proscribed) The name of the Latin script letter R/r. Synonym: (represents both r and rr) erre ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== ere (colloquial) apocopic form of eres; you are === Further reading === “ere”, 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 Royal Spanish Academy (ed.). "Un solo nombre para cada letra" (in Spanish). == Swedish == === Alternative forms === äre === Contraction === ere (colloquial) contraction of är +‎ det, literally “is it, it is” == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔeɾe/ [ˈʔɛː.ɾɛ] Rhymes: -eɾe Syllabification: e‧re === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Spanish aire, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr). Doublet of arya. ==== Noun ==== ere (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜒ) air Synonym: hangin sky Synonym: himpapawid (figurative) arrogance Synonym: kahambugan (music, dated) tempo Synonym: bilis (music, dated) air (melody); tune Synonyms: himig, melodiya, tono ===== Alternative forms ===== ayre — dated eyre ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Spanish ere, the Spanish name of the letter R / r. ==== Noun ==== ere (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜒ) (historical) the name of the Latin script letter R/r, in the Abecedario Synonyms: (in the Filipino alphabet) ar, (in the Abakada alphabet) ra ===== Related terms ===== === Further reading === “ere”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “ere”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 19 == Tocharian B == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === ere m appearance, complexion (of skin) ==== Derived terms ==== ersna (“beauty”) === Further reading === Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “ere”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN == Turkish == === Noun === ere dative singular of er == Vilamovian == === Etymology === From Old High German ēra. === Pronunciation === === Noun === ēre f homage, honor fame == Yola == === Adverb === ere alternative form of eyver === References === Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), 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, published 1867, page 38 == Yoruba == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /è.ɾè/ ==== Noun ==== èrè advantage, reward profit, reward ===== Usage notes ===== This noun is normally used with the verb jẹ. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Yoruba *e-rè, from Proto-Edekiri *e-rè, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *é-lè, compare with Igala élè, Olukumi érè ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ē.ɾè/ ==== Noun ==== erè python, specifically the Ball python, regarded as a symbol of the rainbow spirit, Òṣùmàrè Synonyms: òṣùmàrè, òjòlá === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /è.ɾē/ ==== Noun ==== ère statue, figurine, sculpture ó gbẹ́ igi ní ère ― He carved a wooden sculpture ===== Usage notes ===== This word is usually used with three verbs, gbẹ́ (“to carve”), mọ (“to mold”), or yá (“to make a metal image”), normally depending on the medium the sculpture is made in. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 4 === Compare with Igala úlé ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ē.ɾé/ ==== Noun ==== eré physical play Synonyms: aré, iré game Ẹ kúrò nídìí ìdò, eré ọmọdé ni ― Stop playing with the ido seeds, it's a child's game race, run Synonym: eré ìje drama, musical, play television show, movie, film Synonyms: fíìmù, sinimá joke, fun Synonyms: àwàdà, àpárá mo ń ṣe eré ni ― I am only joking ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Brazilian Portuguese: erê === Etymology 5 === From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ré (“to swell”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /è.ɾé/ ==== Noun ==== èré inflamed or swollen part of the body === Etymology 6 === From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ré (“to curse”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /è.ɾé/ ==== Noun ==== èré curse Synonyms: èpè, èèdì, ègún ó fi wá ré èré ― He put curses on us == Zazaki == === Noun === ere afternoon