ere
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ere"
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
Adverb
ere (not comparable)
- (obsolete) At an earlier time. [10th–17th c.]
- 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, John j:[30], folio cxix, verso:
- Thys is he of whome I ſpake / he that cõmeth after me / was befoꝛe me be cauſe he was yer thẽ I.
Preposition
ere
- (poetic, archaic) Before; sooner than.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, Lucrece (First Quarto), London: […] Richard Field, for Iohn Harrison, […], →OCLC, signature I3, verso:
- My ſelfe was ſtirring ere the breake of day, […]
- 1837, Thomas Carlyle, “Old-Dragoon Drouet”, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume II (The Constitution), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, book IV (Varennes), page 173:
- The hill-tops rejoicing will ere long be at their ruddiest, and blush Good-night.
Derived terms
Translations
before, sooner than
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Conjunction
ere
- (poetic, archaic) Before.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 4:49, column 1:
- Syꝛ, come downe ere my child die.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:ere.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
ere (plural eres)
Etymology 3
Formed from is + there + a/an.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Contraction
ere
Anagrams
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Etymology
Unknown, the Biscayan form bere is probably more conservative. Potentially related to the pronoun bera.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ere (not comparable)
Derived terms
- aparantziarik ere
- arean ere (“in fact”)
- artean ere
- aspaldian ere
- badaezpada ere
- badere
- bai ... ere
- baita ... ere
- baita zera ere
- baldinbaitere
- bat ere
- batez ere (“mainly”)
- batxo ere
- behin ere (“not even once”)
- berriz ere (“once again”)
- edonola ere
- edonola ere
- edonor ere
- edozeinetera ere
- edozertara ere
- ez eta ... ere
- ezertxo ere
- ezik ere
- ezpabere
- ezta gutxiago ere
- ezta nahi ere
- ezta pentsatu ere
- gero ere
- geroenean ere
- guztiagatik ere
- guztiarekin ere
- guztiaz ere
- guztiz ere
- hain zuzen ere
- hala ere (“however”)
- hala eta ere
- hala eta guztiz ere
- halarik ere
- halaz ere
- halere
- hartan ere
- indondik ere
- inoiz ere
- inolaz ere
- inon ere
- inor ere
- inora ere
- izan ere (“in fact”)
- nahita ere
- nehoiz ere
- nehola ere
- neholatan ere
- neholaz ere
- neholere
- nehon ere
- nehondik ere
- nehor ere
- nehorat ere
- noiz ere
- noiz eta ere
- noizbait ere
- nolabait ere
- nolanahi ere
- nolazpait ere
- non ere
- nonbait ere
- nondik ere
- nor baitzen ere
- nor ere
- nora ere
- norabait ere
- onenean ere
- oraindik ere
- oraindino ere
- oraino ere
- ostera ere
- seguraz ere
- sekula ere
- sinisteko ere
- sobera ere
- sobra ere
- urrundik ere
- zein ere
- zenbat ere
- zer ere
- zer gerta ere (“just in case”)
Further reading
- “ere”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “ere”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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Noun
ere
Further reading
- Darrell T. Tryon, Comparative Austronesian Dictionary (1995), page 26
Verb
ere
Usage notes
- Plural verbs were made optional in 1900.
Related terms
Pronunciation
Noun
ere
Derived terms
- ere wie ere toekomt
Verb
ere
Anagrams
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)
Declension
| 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 | eredatesse eredaisse | |
| inessive | eredas | eredates eredais | |
| elative | eredast | eredatest eredaist | |
| allative | eredale | eredatele eredaile | |
| adessive | eredal | eredatel eredail | |
| ablative | eredalt | eredatelt eredailt | |
| translative | eredaks | eredateks eredaiks | |
| terminative | eredani | eredateni | |
| essive | eredana | eredatena | |
| abessive | eredata | eredateta | |
| comitative | eredaga | eredatega | |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
ere
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ere | — |
| accusative | erét | — |
| dative | erének | — |
| instrumental | erével | — |
| causal-final | eréért | — |
| translative | erévé | — |
| terminative | eréig | — |
| essive-formal | ereként | — |
| essive-modal | eréül | — |
| inessive | erében | — |
| superessive | erén | — |
| adessive | erénél | — |
| illative | erébe | — |
| sublative | erére | — |
| allative | eréhez | — |
| elative | eréből | — |
| delative | eréről | — |
| ablative | erétől | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
eréé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
erééi | — |
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Noun
ere f
Anagrams
Noun
ere
Romanization
ere
- Romanization of ᡝᡵᡝ
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch ēra, from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aizō.
Noun
êre f
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Etymology 2
Adverb
êre
- Alternative form of êer
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Article
êre
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
Etymology 1
From Old English ēare, from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
- The ear (organ that receives sound):
- The sense of hearing; the ability to hear.
- c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Mark 7:16, page 19v, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
- If ony man haþ eeris of herynge .· here he
- If anyone has ears for hearing, make him hear.
- The level of attention given to someone speaking.
- A handle or grip.
- A portion of the heart with an earlike shape.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “ēre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-12.
Etymology 2
Noun
ere
- Alternative form of eere (“ear of grain”)
Etymology 3
Noun
ere
- Alternative form of here (“army”)
Etymology 4
Determiner
ere
- Alternative form of here (“their”)
Etymology 5
Determiner
ere
- Alternative form of hire (“her”)
Pronoun
ere
- Alternative form of hire (“hers”)
Etymology 6
Verb
ere
- Alternative form of aren
Etymology 7
Verb
ere
- Alternative form of eren (“to plough”)
Pronunciation
Root
ere
Derived terms
Noun
ere
References
- transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66
Alternative forms
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
Noun
ēre f
Inflection
Descendants
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
Noun
ere
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)
Pronunciation
Noun
ere f
- inflection of eră:
Noun
ere
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
ere f (plural eres)
- The name of the Latin-script letter R/r.
- Synonym: (represents both r and rr) erre
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
ere
- (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—
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
Alternative forms
Contraction
ere
- (colloquial) Contraction of är det (“is it, it is”).
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)
- 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.
- sky
- Synonym: himpapawid
- (figurative) arrogance
- Synonym: kahambugan
- (music, dated) tempo
- Synonym: bilis
- (music, dated) air (melody); tune
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- isaere
- iwan sa ere
- maere
- mang-iwan sa ere
- pagsasaere
- umere
Related terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish ere, the Spanish name of the letter R/r.
Noun
ere (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜒ)
- (historical) the name of the Latin-script letter R/r, in the Abecedario
Related terms
- doble-ere
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
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
ere m
- 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
Noun
ere
Etymology
From Old High German ēra.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
ēre f
Adverb
ere
- 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
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
èrè
Usage notes
- This noun is normally used with the verb jẹ.
Derived terms
- èrè orí-okòwò (“investment profit”)
- èrè àgbélọ́gọ́rùn-ún (“percent gain”)
- èrè àjẹjù (“excess profit”)
- èrè àjẹwọlé (“generated profit”)
Etymology 2
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From Proto-Yoruba *e-rè, from Proto-Edekiri *e-rè, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *é-lè, compare with Igala élè, Olukumi érè
Pronunciation
Noun
erè
- python, specifically the Ball python, regarded as a symbol of the rainbow spirit, Òṣùmàrè
Etymology 3
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Pronunciation
Noun
ère
Usage notes
Derived terms
- agbẹ́gilére (“woodcarver”)
- elére
- ọdún Ère (“A festival celebrated by the people of Èsìẹ́”)
- ère àkúnlẹ̀bọ
- ère ìbejì
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Noun
eré
- physical play
- game
- Ẹ kúrò nídìí ìdò, eré ọmọdé ni ― Stop playing with the ido seeds, it's a child's game
- 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.
- drama, musical, play
- television show, movie, film
- joke, fun
Derived terms
- aṣọ-eré
- eléré (“dramatist, stage actor, player, comedian, athlete”)
- eré ayò
- eré ẹkúndẹ̀rín (“tragicomedy”)
- eré oníṣe (“drama”)
- eré orí ìtàgé (“theater show”)
- eré àrín
- eré àṣekágbá
- eré òṣùpá
- eré-amẹ́rìn-ínwá (“comedy”)
- eréepá (“rough play”)
- sáré (“to run”)
- ṣeré
- ìṣeré<t:doing games
- òṣèré
Descendants
- Brazilian Portuguese: erê
Etymology 5
From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ré (“to swell”).
Pronunciation
Noun
èré
Etymology 6
From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ré (“to curse”).
Pronunciation
Noun
èré
Noun
ere
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