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Herr.

man, gentleman

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/hɛr/[hɛʁ][hɛr][hɛɐ̯]
  1. man, gentleman

    masculine · polite · weak
    Herrenbekleidung
    Herrentoilette
  2. sir, lord; address of subservient respect

    archaic · masculine · weak
    Wie kann ich Euch zu Diensten sein, Herr?
    Gnädiger Herr!
  3. Mr., mister, sir respectful address towards a man

    masculine · weak
    sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
    Die Herren Schmidt und Müller
  4. master, lord (generally denotes that someone has control over something, either in a generic or in a regal sense)

    masculine · weak
    Herr der Lage sein
    Weil die Tiere auf seinen Wink reagieren, nennt man ihn den Herren der Wölfe.
  5. the lowest title of German nobility

    historical · masculine · weak
    Gans Edle Herren zu Putlitz
  6. Lord, God

    masculine · weak
    Das Haus des Herrn
    Gott der Herr
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German hērre, hërre, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, originally comparative of hēr (“grey-haired, noble, venerable”, whence German hehr), a semantic loan from Latin senior (“elder”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”). Cognate with Dutch heer, Old English hār, English hoar, Old Norse hárr; compare also modern German hehr (“noble, holy”), herrschen (“to rule”).

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