herra

== Basque == === Pronunciation === === Noun === herra hatred == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Norse herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”). Cognates include Danish herre, Norwegian herre, Swedish herre, Icelandic herra, Dutch heer, German Herr. The Old High German word originally meant "grey, grey-haired", and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), making it cognate with Old English hār (English hoar), Old Norse hárr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈherːɑ/, [ˈhe̞rːɑ̝] Rhymes: -erːɑ Syllabification(key): her‧ra Hyphenation(key): her‧ra === Noun === herra Mister (polite title for an adult man) sir (polite form of address to a man, often preceded by hyvä) Anteeksi, herra... ― Excuse me, Sir... Hyvät herrat! ― Gentlemen! gentleman (honourable or sophisticated man) lord, master (person having authority over someone or something) kartanon herra ― lord of the manor Sormusten herra ― Lord of the Rings oman itsensä herra ― master of oneself Kärpästen herra ― Lord of the flies (informal) a member of the ruling or upper class, a person of authority; (in the plural) the ruling or upper class, the mighty, people in authority (no exact English translation, definitely not any with the same nuance) herrojen herkku ― delicacy (only) for the rich (because only they can afford it) herrojen metkuja ― antics of the ruling class elää herroiksi ― to live like a lord / to live like a king (religion) alternative letter-case form of Herra (“Lord”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “herra”, 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 1 July 2023 == Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛrːa/ Rhymes: -ɛrːa === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old Dutch hēriro, Old High German hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”). Cognates include Danish, Norwegian and Swedish herre, Dutch heer, German Herr. The Old High German word originally meant “grey, grey-haired”, and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), making it cognate with Old English hār (English hoar), Old Norse hárr. ==== Noun ==== herra m (genitive singular herra, nominative plural herrar) lord, master the Lord (God) an honorific title for a bishop; Lord an honorific title for a noble; Lord an honorific title for the highest state officials, now especially the president, but also a sýslumaður (the local official of the state in each sýsla), ambassador, etc.; Excellency mister (general honorific for a man, especially in writing; usually abbreviated: hr.) a general deferential form of address to a male; sir gentleman (general polite term for a male) dömur mínar og herrar Ladies and gentlemen. ===== Usage notes ===== Used as an honorific title (prenominally or on its own) for bishops and for the president of Iceland (also, especially historically, for some other dignitaries). Also used as a general courtesy title for men, equivalent to English mister, but then primarily in formal written correspondence and abbreviated hr. However, when it is used as an honorific title for bishops, presidents, etc., it should never be abbreviated. The equivalent female title is frú (in both contexts). ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== andlangs herra dömur mínar og herrar herramaður ===== See also ===== (archaic) herri === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== herra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative herraði, supine herrað) (transitive) to knight or bestow nobility on (transitive) to confer on someone the dignity of herra, allow someone to be called herra (transitive) to address or refer to as herra (as should be done to bishops, etc.) ===== Conjugation ===== == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Old Norse herra. Related to Finnish herra and Estonian härra. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈherːɑ/, [ˈhe̞rː] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈherːɑ/, [ˈhe̞rːɑ] (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈherːɑ/, [ˈhe̞rːɑ] Rhymes: -erː, -erːɑ Hyphenation: her‧ra === Noun === herra mister lord, master ==== Declension ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== frovva (“lady, mistress”) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Fedor Tumansky (1790), “герра”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 689 Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 58 Arvo Laanest (1997), Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 35 == Maltese == === Etymology 1 === From Arabic هَرَّأَ (harraʔa). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɛːr.ra/ Rhymes: -ɛːrra ==== Verb ==== herra (imperfect jherri, past participle mherri, verbal noun therrija) (transitive) to wear out; to cause to deteriorate gradually to tire; to exhaust (a person) ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === From Arabic هَرْء (harʔ), هُرَاء (hurāʔ). ==== Noun ==== herra f rudeness, roughness Alternative form: herriera (Birkirkara) bil-herra ― rudely == Old English == === Noun === herra m alternative form of hearra == Old Norse == === Alternative forms === herri, harri === Etymology === From Old Saxon hērro, from Old Dutch hēriro, Old High German hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”). The Old High German word originally meant "grey, grey-haired", and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), making it cognate with Old English hār (English hoar), Old Norse hárr. === Noun === herra m mister, gentleman lord, master sir ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: herra, herri Faroese: harra, harri Norwegian Bokmål: herre Norwegian Nynorsk: herre Old Swedish: härra Swedish: herre → Estonian: härra Danish: herre Gutnish: herre → Estonian: härra → Finnish: herra → Ingrian: herra → Ukrainian: гарний (harnyj) === Verb === herra (transitive) to confer with the title of "herra" upon a person ==== Conjugation ==== === References === === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “herra”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive