hearra

Irish

Noun

hearra

h-prothesized form of earra

Old English

Alternative forms

heorra, herra, hierra

Etymology

From Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”). The Old High German word originally meant "grey, grey-haired", and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), making it cognate with Old English hār (English hoar), Old Norse hárr. Cognate with Old Frisian hēra, Old Dutch hērro, hēro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑr.rɑ/, [ˈhæ͜ɑrˠ.rˠɑ]

Noun

hearra m

lord, master

Declension

Declension of hearra (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hearra	hearran
accusative	hearran	hearran
genitive	hearran	hearrena
dative	hearran	hearrum

Descendants

Middle English: herre, harre, hærre, harre
- English: her, here
- Scots: her, here, heir

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