Heer
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German herre, from Old High German hērro (“master”), comparative of hēr (“gray-haired, old; noble, venerable”), from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“gray; aged, old, distinguished”).
Cognate with German Herr (“Mr.; gentleman; master; Lord”), Dutch heer (“lord, master; gentleman”), English hoar (“greyish-white; antiquity”), Scottish Gaelic ciar (“swarthy, dark; gloomy, depressed”).
Noun
Heer m
- (Uri, Christianity) pastor
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 24.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as in heere in 1176. Derived from Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”). Formerly an independent village.
See also Limburgish Hier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦeːr/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: Heer
- Rhymes: -eːr
- Homophone: heer
Proper noun
Heer n
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Etymology
From Middle High German her, from Old High German heri, from Proto-West Germanic *hari, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“war, struggle”).
Cognates include Old Norse herr (“crowd, troops”) (> Danish hær (“troops”))), Dutch heer (“army”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 (harjis, “army, host”), Old English here (“army”). Relation to Sanskrit कुल (kula, “flock, herd, family”) has been theorised [1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /heːr/, [heːɐ̯], [hɛɐ̯]
- Rhymes: -eːɐ̯
Audio (file) - Homophones: her, hehr
- Homophone: Herr (common merger)
Noun
Heer n (strong, genitive Heeres or Heers, plural Heere)
- (collective, military, in the plural) army (ground forces)
- Synonym: Landstreitkräfte
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Heer | die | Heere |
| genitive | eines | des | Heeres, Heers | der | Heere |
| dative | einem | dem | Heer, Heere1 | den | Heeren |
| accusative | ein | das | Heer | die | Heere |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- Bundesheer (Austrian)
- Heerbann
- Heeresameise
- Heereszug
- Heerführer
- Heerlager
- Heerschar
- Heerstraße
- verheeren
Related terms
- Harnisch
- Herberge
- Herold
- Herzog
See also
- Armee
References
- Heer in DW
Further reading
- “Heer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Heer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Heer” in Duden online
- “Heer” in OpenThesaurus.de
Heer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian here, from Proto-West Germanic *hari. Cognates include West Frisian hear and German Heer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈheːr/
- Hyphenation: Heer
- Rhymes: -eːr
Noun
Heer n (plural Here)
- army
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015), “Heer”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN