hera

== English == === Etymology === Apparently a feminization of hero, replacing -o (suffix implying masculinity) with -a (“suffix implying femininity”). Sometimes capitalized as if assumed to be related to Hera. === Noun === hera (plural heras) (uncommon) A female hero; a heroine, especially in lesbian or feminist circles. Synonym: shero For quotations using this term, see Citations:hera. === Anagrams === Ahre, Hare, RHAe, Rahe, Rhea, hare, hear, rhea == Albanian == === Noun === hera definite nominative singular of herë == Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *hëra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈherɑ/, [ˈhe̞rɑ̝] Rhymes: -erɑ Syllabification(key): he‧ra Hyphenation(key): he‧ra === Noun === hera whey blood serum ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (blood serum): verihera, seerumi, veriseerumi ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “hera”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ.ra] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.ra] === Noun === hera f (genitive herae, masculine herus); first declension alternative form of era: mistress of the house ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. === References === “hera”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “hera”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "hera", 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) “hera”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “hera”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎[2] “hera”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “hera”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray == Old Dutch == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *hārijā, from Proto-Germanic *hērijǭ. === Noun === *hēra f fur cloak ==== Inflection ==== ==== References ==== “hēra”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012 == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxeː.rɑ/, [ˈheː.rɑ] Rhymes: -eː.rɑ === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈxeː.rɑ/, [ˈheː.rɑ] ==== Noun ==== hēra m follower, servant, one who obeys another late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History ===== Declension ===== Weak: ==== References ==== Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “héra”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈxeː.rɑ/, [ˈheː.rɑ] ==== Noun ==== hēra genitive plural of hēr == Old Frisian == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan. Cognate with Old English hīeran and Old Saxon hōrian. ==== Alternative forms ==== (Late Old Frisian) heera ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈheːra/, [ˈhɛːra] ==== Verb ==== hēra (transitive) to hear (transitive) to belong to ===== Inflection ===== ===== Descendants ===== Saterland Frisian: here West Frisian: hearre === Etymology 2 === From Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hērro, from Proto-West Germanic *hair (“grey-haired”), whence also the doublet of hār (“honourable”). ==== Alternative forms ==== hēr ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈherːa/ ==== Noun ==== hēra m lord ===== Descendants ===== Saterland Frisian: Here === References === Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009), An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, pages 28, 198 == Old High German == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *hēr (“here, hither”). === Adverb === hera hither == Polish == === Etymology === Clipping of heroina. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxɛ.ra/ Rhymes: -ɛra Syllabification: he‧ra Homophones: Hera, chera === Noun === hera f (slang) heroin ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === hera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN hera in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese edra, from Latin hedera (“ivy”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: he‧ra Homophones: era, Hera Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ === Noun === hera f (plural heras) ivy (plant) Synonyms: (Trás-os-Montes) heradeira, (Trás-os-Montes) aradeira ==== Hypernyms ==== trepadeira ==== Derived terms ==== hera venenosa === Further reading === “hera”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “hera”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026