eer
See also: -eer and e'er
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɛə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɛɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
Adverb
eer
- (poetic) Unpunctuated contraction of ever.
Anagrams
- 'ere, Ere, REE, Ree, ere, ree
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eːr/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: eer
- Rhymes: -eːr
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch ere, from Old Dutch ēra, from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aizō.
Noun
eer f (uncountable)
- honour
Derived terms
- eerbied
- eerlijk
- eerloos
- eervol
- eerwraak
- eerzuil
- eredienst
- eredivisie
- eredoctoraat
- eregast
- eren
Descendants
- Afrikaans: eer
- Negerhollands: eer
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch eer, from Old Dutch ēr, from Proto-West Germanic *airi, from Proto-Germanic *airiz.
Preposition
eer
- ere, before
Derived terms
- eergisteren
- eertijds
- veeleer
Related terms
- eerder
- eerst
Descendants
- Negerhollands: eer
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch eer, from Old Dutch *ēr, from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *aiz.
Noun
eer n (uncountable)
- (obsolete) copper
- (obsolete) bronze
Derived terms
- eren
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
eer
- first-person singular present indicative of eren
- imperative of eren
Anagrams
- ere, ree
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Old High German iru, iro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eːɐ/
Pronoun
eer
- stressed dative of sie.
Inflection
Hunsrik personal pronouns
| nominative | accusative | dative | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proclitic | Enclitic | str. | unstr. | str. | unstr. | |
| 1st person singular | ich eich | -ich | mich meich | meer | mer m'r | |
| 2nd person singular (informal) | du dau/Dau | -du, -de -Dau, -De | dich deich/Deich | deer | der d'r/D'r | |
| 3rd person singular (m.) | er; där | -er | ihn | en | ihm | em |
| 3rd person singular (f.) | sie; die | -se | sie / ihns | se | eer ehr | re |
| 3rd person singular (n.) | es; das et, 't | 's | es et | -et, -'t | ihm | em |
| 1st person plural | meer | mer | uns uhs | |||
| 2nd person plural | deer Ehr, Dehr | der | eich Auch | |||
| 3rd person plural | sie; die | -se | sie | se | denne | |
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Low German
Preposition
eer
- Alternative spelling of er
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch ēr, from Proto-West Germanic *airi, from Proto-Germanic *airiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eːr/
Adverb
êer
- earlier, previously
- formerly
- first, beforehand
Alternative forms
- êre
Derived terms
- wilenêer
Conjunction
êer
- ere, before
Descendants
- Dutch: eer
- Limburgish: ieër
Preposition
êer
- before
Descendants
- Dutch: eer
Further reading
- “eer (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “eer (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “eer (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “eer (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “eer (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “eer (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV