herr
Albanian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Albanian *skarna, from Proto-Indo-European *sker- (“to cut”). Related to harr.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editherr f (plural herra, definite herri, definite plural herrat)
Related terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “herr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 146
Danish
editEtymology
editFormed from herre (“gentleman, master”) by the same mechanism as grev, kong, fru. Note that Danish usually doesn't allow double consonants in non-intervocalic contexts.
Particle
editherr
- (dated) mister (title)
- 1942, Carlo Andersen, Politiet beder os efterlyse, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
- »Det var et ganske besynderligt Indkøb, Herr Jensen,« indrømmede Wengel, i et krampagtigt Forsøg paa at oparbejde den fornødne Interesse.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1921, Ingeniøren: ugeblad udgivet af Dansk Ingeniørforening:
- Vi undlader dog ikke at bemærke, at vi, forinden Prøven blev afholdt, paa alle Maader søgte at overbevise Herr Jensen om, at en sammenlignende Prøve foretaget paa den Maade vilde være spildt Ulejlighed.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
editToday, appears almost exclusively in the abbreviated form hr.
Old Norse
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ (harja) (accusative), from Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“war”).
Noun
editherr m (genitive herjar)
- crowd, multitude; host (as in a host of men)
- army, host, troops (on land or sea)
- (in the plural) men, warriors
Declension
editDerived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit“herr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish
editEtymology
editSee herre (“lord, master, gentleman”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editherr c
- (dated or formal) Mr., Mister, gentleman, sir (respectful term of address or (part of a) title for an adult male – a form of herre)
- Har herr Nilsson hört av sig än?
- Have you heard from Mr. Nilsson yet?
- Vad vill herrn ha till efterrätt?
- What would you like for dessert, sir? ("What would the gentleman like for dessert?")
- Ja, herr president
- Yes, Mr. President
- 1904, Selma Lagerlöf, The Treasure[1], archived from the original on 18 December 2019, page 6:
- I Solberga prästgård satt prästen, herr Arne, och åt aftonvard i kretsen av allt sitt husfolk.
- At Solberga parsonage, the priest, herr Arne, sat at supper surrounded by all his household.
- Note: After the you-reform of the 1960's and 70's usage of the first name is seen as more proper, except under the most formal circumstances (e.g. military or royalty).
Usage notes
editThe speaker of the riksdag is customarily addressed as "herr talman (“speaker”)" (Mr. speaker).
Declension
editDeclension of herr | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | herr | herrn | herrar | herrarna |
Genitive | herrs | herrns | herrars | herrarnas |
See also
editReferences
edit- Albanian terms inherited from Proto-Albanian
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Albanian
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Albanian 1-syllable words
- Albanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Albanian lemmas
- Albanian nouns
- Albanian feminine nouns
- Danish lemmas
- Danish particles
- Danish dated terms
- Danish terms with quotations
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Norse terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ker-
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Norse
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Norse
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse nouns
- Old Norse masculine nouns
- Old Norse masculine ja-stem nouns
- non:Military
- Swedish terms with audio links
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish dated terms
- Swedish formal terms
- Swedish terms with usage examples
- Swedish terms with quotations