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ere

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English er, from Old English ǣr (adverb, conjunction, and preposition), from Proto-West Germanic *airi, from Proto-Germanic *airiz, comparative of Proto-Germanic *airi (“early”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyeri (“day, morning”) (compare Avestan 𐬀𐬫𐬀𐬭 (ayar, “day”), Gk. ἠέριος (ēérios, “at daybreak”), see also era, Albanian herët (“early in the morning, at daybreak”) ). The adverb erstwhile retains the Old English superlative ǣrest (“earliest”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian eer (“before”), Dutch eer (“before, sooner than”), German ehe (“before”).

Alternative forms

  • yer [15th–16th c.]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛə/, /ɛː/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɛɚ/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /eː/
  • (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /eə/
  • (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /iə/
  • (Scotland) IPA(key): /eɹ/
  • (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /ɜː(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
  • Homophones: air, Ayr, eyre, heir, are (“unit of measurement”), err (one pronunciation), e'er (US); ear (cheer–chair merger); err (fair–fur merger)

Adverb

ere (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) At an earlier time. [10th–17th c.]

Preposition

ere

  1. (poetic, archaic) Before; sooner than.
Derived terms
Translations

Conjunction

ere

  1. (poetic, archaic) before.

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:ere.

Derived terms

  • erewhile
  • erst
  • erstwhile
  • erelong
  • whilere
  • ereyesterday
  • ere that

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪə(ɹ)/

Noun

ere (plural eres)

  1. Obsolete form of ear.

Etymology 3

Formed from is + there + a/an.

Alternative forms

  • 'ere

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːɹə/

Contraction

ere

  1. (chiefly Ireland, informal) A contraction of is, there, and the indefinite article. Mainly used in questions.

Anagrams

  • -eer, EER, REE, Ree, e'er, eer, ree

Basque

Etymology

Unknown, the Biscayan form bere is probably more conservative. Potentially related to the pronoun bera.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɾe/ [e.ɾe]
  • Rhymes: -eɾe, -e
  • Hyphenation: e‧re

Adverb

ere (not comparable)

  1. also, too

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “ere”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “ere”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Coastal Konjo

Noun

ere

  1. water

Further reading

  • Darrell T. Tryon, Comparative Austronesian Dictionary (1995), page 26

Danish

Verb

ere

  1. (obsolete) present plural of være

Usage notes

  • Plural verbs were made optional in 1900.

Related terms

  • er

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eːrə

Noun

ere

  1. (archaic) dative singular of eer

Derived terms

  • ere wie ere toekomt

Verb

ere

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of eren

Anagrams

  • eer, ree

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *heredä. Possibly the same root as in erk. Compare Finnish hereä, Livvi herei and Veps hered.

Adjective

ere (genitive ereda, partitive eredat, comparative eredam, superlative kõige eredam)

  1. bright

Declension

Hungarian

Etymology

ér +‎ -e (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛrɛ]
  • Hyphenation: ere

Noun

ere

  1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of ér

Declension

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛ.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɛre
  • Hyphenation: è‧re

Noun

ere f

  1. plural of era

Anagrams

  • ree

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɛ.rɛ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.re]

Etymology 1

Verb

ere

  1. second-person singular future active indicative of sum

Etymology 2

Noun

ere

  1. vocative singular of erus

Manchu

Romanization

ere

  1. Romanization of ᡝᡵᡝ

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch ēra, from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aizō.

Noun

êre f

  1. glory, fame
  2. honour, respect
  3. worship
  4. decency, etiquette
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: eer
    • Afrikaans: eer
    • Negerhollands: eer
  • Limburgish: ieër

Etymology 2

Adverb

êre

  1. Alternative form of êer

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Article

êre

  1. feminine genitive/dative singular of êen

Further reading

  • “ere (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “ere (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English ēare, from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws.

Alternative forms

  • eare, eere, eyr, ȝhere, here, ire, yere

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛːr(ə)/

Noun

ere (plural eren or eres)

  1. The ear (organ that receives sound):
    1. The auricle; the outside of the ear.
    2. The ear canal; the inside channel of the ear.
  2. The sense of hearing; the ability to hear.
  3. The level of attention given to someone speaking.
  4. A handle or grip.
  5. A portion of the heart with an earlike shape.
Related terms
  • mousere
Descendants
  • English: ear
    • Tok Pisin: ia
  • Scots: ear
References
  • “ēre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-12.

Etymology 2

Noun

ere

  1. Alternative form of eere (“ear of grain”)

Etymology 3

Noun

ere

  1. Alternative form of here (“army”)

Etymology 4

Determiner

ere

  1. Alternative form of here (“their”)

Etymology 5

Determiner

ere

  1. Alternative form of hire (“her”)

Pronoun

ere

  1. Alternative form of hire (“hers”)

Etymology 6

Verb

ere

  1. Alternative form of aren

Etymology 7

Verb

ere

  1. Alternative form of eren (“to plough”)

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German ēra, from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈɛːrə/

Noun

ēre f

  1. honour, respect, renown
    Si stalten ir leben nâch triuwen und nâch êren. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Descendants

  • Central Franconian:
    Hunsrik: Eher
    Luxembourgish: Éier
  • German: Ehre
  • Rhine Franconian: Ehr, Ihr
  • Vilamovian: ere

References

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “êre”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

Murui Huitoto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛɾɛ]
  • Hyphenation: e‧re

Root

ere

  1. giant anteater

Derived terms

Namia

Noun

ere

  1. woman

References

  • transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

  • ēr

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aizō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oys-éh₂. Cognates include Old English āre, Old Saxon ēra and Old Dutch ēra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːre/, [ˈɛːre]

Noun

ēre f

  1. honour

Inflection

Descendants

  • Saterland Frisian: Eere
  • West Frisian: eare

References

  • Köbler, Gerhard, Altfriesisches Wörterbuch (4th edition 2014)
  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Purari

Noun

ere

  1. water

References

  • The Structural Violence of Resouce Extraction in the Purari Delta, in Tropical Forests Of Oceania: Anthropological Perspectives
  • Comparative wordlists (Karl James Franklin, Summer Institute of Linguistics) (1975)
  • Transnewguinea.org, citing G. E. MacDonald, The Teberan Language Family, pages 111-121, in The Linguistic Situation in the Gulf District and Adjacent Area, Papua New Guinea (editor K. J. Franklin) (1973)

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈere]

Noun

ere f

  1. inflection of eră:
    1. indefinite plural
    2. indefinite genitive/dative singular

Sa

Noun

ere

  1. village

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɾe/ [ˈe.ɾe]
  • Rhymes: -eɾe
  • Syllabification: e‧re

Etymology 1

Noun

ere f (plural eres)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter R/r.
    Synonym: (represents both r and rr) erre
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

ere

  1. (colloquial) Apocopic form of eres; you are

Further reading

  • “ere”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • äre

Contraction

ere

  1. (colloquial) Contraction of är det (“is it, it is”).

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔeɾe/ [ˈʔɛː.ɾɛ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾe
  • Syllabification: e‧re

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish aire, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr). Doublet of arya.

Noun

ere (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜒ)

  1. air
    Synonym: hangin
  2. sky
    Synonym: himpapawid
  3. (figurative) arrogance
    Synonym: kahambugan
  4. (music, dated) tempo
    Synonym: bilis
  5. (music, dated) air (melody); tune
    Synonyms: himig, melodiya, tono
Alternative forms
  • ayre — dated
  • eyre
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish ere, the Spanish name of the letter R/r.

Noun

ere (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜒ)

  1. (historical) the name of the Latin-script letter R/r, in the Abecedario
    Synonyms: (in the Filipino alphabet) ar, (in the Abakada alphabet) ra
Related terms

Further reading

  • “ere”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “ere”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 19

Tocharian B

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ere m

  1. appearance, complexion (of skin)

Derived terms

  • ersna (“beauty”)

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ere”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN

Turkish

Noun

ere

  1. dative singular of er

Vilamovian

Etymology

From Old High German ēra.

Pronunciation

Noun

ēre f

  1. homage, honor
  2. fame

Yola

Adverb

ere

  1. Alternative form of eyver

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 38

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /è.ɾè/

Noun

èrè

  1. advantage, reward
  2. profit, reward
Usage notes
  • This noun is normally used with the verb jẹ.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Yoruba *e-rè, from Proto-Edekiri *e-rè, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *é-lè, compare with Igala élè, Olukumi érè

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ē.ɾè/

Noun

erè

  1. python, specifically the Ball python, regarded as a symbol of the rainbow spirit, Òṣùmàrè
    Synonyms: òṣùmàrè, òjòlá

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /è.ɾē/

Noun

ère

  1. statue, figurine, sculpture
    ó gbẹ́ igi ní ère ― He carved a wooden sculpture
Usage notes
  • This word is usually used with three verbs, gbẹ́ (“to carve”), mọ (“to mold”), or yá (“to make a metal image”), normally depending on the medium the sculpture is made in.
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Compare with Igala úlé

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ē.ɾé/

Noun

eré

  1. physical play
    Synonyms: aré, iré
  2. game
    Ẹ kúrò nídìí ìdò, eré ọmọdé ni ― Stop playing with the ido seeds, it's a child's game
  3. race, run
    Synonym: eré ìje
  4. drama, musical, play
  5. television show, movie, film
    Synonyms: fíìmù, sinimá
  6. joke, fun
    Synonyms: àwàdà, àpárá
    mo ń ṣe eré ni ― I am only joking
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Brazilian Portuguese: erê

Etymology 5

From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ré (“to swell”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /è.ɾé/

Noun

èré

  1. inflamed or swollen part of the body

Etymology 6

From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ré (“to curse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /è.ɾé/

Noun

èré

  1. curse
    Synonyms: èpè, èèdì, ègún
    ó fi wá ré èré ― He put curses on us

Zazaki

Noun

ere

  1. afternoon

Source: wiktionary.org