Heer

See also: heer

Alemannic German

Etymology

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

1. (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.

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in heere in 1176. Derived from Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”). Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Heer

Proper noun

Heer n

1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands.

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German heri, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“war, struggle”). Cognates include Old Norse herr (“crowd, troops”) (> Danish hær (“troops”)), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 (harjis, “army, host”), Old English here (“army”). Relation to Sanskrit कुल (kula, “flock, herd, family”) has been theorised .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heːr/, [heːɐ̯], [hɛɐ̯]
• Rhymes: -eːɐ̯

• Audio:

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• Homophones: her, hehr
• Homophone: Herr (common merger)

Noun

Heer n (genitive Heeres or Heers, plural Heere)

1. army (ground forces)

Synonyms

• Landstreitkräfte

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Bundesheer (Austrian)
• Heerbann
• Heeresameise
• Heereszug
• Heerführer

• Heerlager
• Heerschar
• Heerstraße
• verheeren

Related terms

Related terms

• Harnisch
• Herberge

• Herold
• Herzog

See also

• Armee

Further reading

• “Heer” in Duden online

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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)

1. army

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “Heer”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN