herr

== Albanian == === Etymology === From Proto-Albanian *skarna, from Proto-Indo-European *sker- (“to cut”). Related to harr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɛr/ === Noun === herr f (plural herra, definite herri, definite plural herrat) dwarf, small creature ==== Related terms ==== harr harrje harlë === References === == Danish == === Etymology === Formed from herre (“gentleman, master”) by the same mechanism as grev, kong, fru. Note that Danish usually doesn't allow double consonants in non-intervocalic contexts. === Particle === herr (dated) mister (title) ==== Usage notes ==== Today, appears almost exclusively in the abbreviated form hr. == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ (harja) (accusative), from Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“war”). === Noun === herr m (genitive herjar) crowd, multitude; host (as in a host of men) army, host, troops (on land or sea) (in the plural) men, warriors ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== einherjar pl (“dead warriors in Valhalla”) landherr (“land-host”) -arr (see there) ==== Related terms ==== Herjann ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: her Faroese: herur Norwegian Nynorsk: her Old Swedish: hær Swedish: här Danish: hær Norwegian Bokmål: hær → Norwegian Nynorsk: hær === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “herr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive == Swedish == === Etymology === Clipping of herre. Likely influenced by Middle Low German her and German Herr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛr/, [hærː] === Noun === herr c (dated, formal) Mr., Mister, gentleman, sir (respectful term of address or title for an adult male) Coordinate term: fru ==== Usage notes ==== Since the you-reform of the 1960s and '70s, using first names is generally preferred, except in the most formal settings. For example, a male speaker of the Riksdag is customarily addressed as herr talman ("Mr. Speaker"). ==== Declension ==== === References === herr in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker