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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”).

ere (not comparable)

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

ere

  1. (poetic, archaic) Before; sooner than.

before, sooner than

ere

  1. (poetic, archaic) before.

ere (plural eres)

  1. Obsolete form of ear.
    • 1533, R. Saltwood, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      As plesaunt to the ere as the blacke sanctus Of a sad sorte vpon a mery pyn.

Formed from is + there + a/an.

ere

  1. (chiefly Ireland, informal) A contraction of is, there, and the indefinite article. Mainly used in questions.
    'Ere bit o' bacon in it, Kathleen?

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

ere (not comparable)

  1. also, too

ere

  1. water

ere

  1. (obsolete) present plural of være

ere

  1. (archaic) dative singular of eer

ere

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

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

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

  1. bright
Declension of ere (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ere eredad
accusative nom.
gen. ereda
genitive eredate
partitive eredat eredaid
illative eredasse eredatesseeredaisse
inessive eredas eredateseredais
elative eredast eredatesteredaist
allative eredale eredateleeredaile
adessive eredal eredateleredail
ablative eredalt eredatelteredailt
translative eredaks eredatekseredaiks
terminative eredani eredateni
essive eredana eredatena
abessive eredata eredateta
comitative eredaga eredatega

ér +‎ -e (possessive suffix)

ere

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

ere f

  1. plural of era

ere

  1. second-person singular future active indicative of sum

ere

  1. vocative singular of erus

ēre

  1. ablative singular of ēr

ere

  1. romanization of ᡝᡵᡝ

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

êre f

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

Weak feminine noun

| | singular | plural | | | ----------- | --------- | ---- | | nominative | êre | êren | | accusative | êre | êren | | genitive | êre, êren | êren | | dative | êre, êren | êren |

êre

  1. alternative form of êer

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

êre

  1. feminine genitive/dative singular of êen

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

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.

ere

  1. alternative form of er (“ear of grain”)

ere

  1. alternative form of here (“army”)

ere

  1. alternative form of here (“their”)

ere

  1. alternative form of hire (“her”)

ere

  1. alternative form of hire (“hers”)

ere

  1. alternative form of nere (“kidney”)

ere

  1. alternative form of aren

ere

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

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

ēre f

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

ere

  1. giant anteater

ere

  1. woman

ēre n (Mercian)

  1. alternative form of īere

Strong _ja_-stem:

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.

ēre f

  1. honour

ere

  1. water

ere f

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

ere

  1. village

ere f (plural eres)

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

ere

  1. (colloquial) apocopic form of eres; you are
    • 2019, “La venda”, in Amuza, performed by Miki Núñez:
      La venda ya cayó y serás como querías / Lo que ere, lo que ere, ere, ere, e
      The blindfold fell and you'll be however you wanted to be / What you are, what you are, you are, you are, a—

ere

  1. (colloquial) contraction of är +‎ det, literally “is it, it is”

Borrowed from Spanish aire, from Old Spanish ayre, from Latin āēr, borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr, “air”), from Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér, from *h₂ews-. Doublet of arya.

ere (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜒ)

  1. air
    Synonym: hangin
    • 2017, Ladlad 2: An Anthology of Philippine Gay Writing, Anvil Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:
      Dapat matigas, di iyakin, di lumilipad ang kamay sa ere.
      I must act tough, not a crybaby, not with the hands fluttering in the air.
    • 2017, Penguin20, Altheria: School of Alchemy Book 1‎[2], Psicom Publishing Inc, page 47:
      Ito rin ang unang beses kong makakita ng Flying Board na parang skate board na lumilipad sa ere.
      This is also the first time I have seen a Flying Board, which is like a skateboard flying in the air.
  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

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

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

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

ere m

  1. appearance, complexion (of skin)

ere

  1. dative singular of er

From Old High German ēra.

ēre f

  1. homage, honor
  2. fame

ere

  1. alternative form of eyver

èrè

  1. advantage, reward
  2. profit, reward

Erè

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

erè

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

Ère òrìṣà Èṣù méjì

ère

  1. statue, figurine, sculpture
    ó gbẹ́ igi ní ère ― He carved a wooden sculpture

Àwọn ọmọdé tó ń ṣe eré bọ́ọ̀lù afẹsẹ̀gbá

Àwọn ọmọbìnrin tó ń ṣe eré kan

Àwọn tó ń ṣe eré ìtàgé olórin kan

Compare with Igala úlé

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
    Eré tí ajá fogún ọdún sá; ìrìn fàájì ni fẹ́ṣin
    The race that took the dog twenty years to run is a leisurely stroll for the horse.
  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

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

èré

  1. inflamed or swollen part of the body

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

èré

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

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ere

  1. afternoon