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LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

er.

hedgehog

2 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈeːr]Classical-Latin[ˈɛr]

  1. hedgehog

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *hēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr (“hedgehog”) (whence also Ancient Greek χήρ (khḗr, “hedgehog”)), a root noun from *ǵʰer- (“to be excited, be bristly”), whence also Ancient Greek χοῖρος (khoîros, “young pig”) and Albanian derr (“pig”) from *ǵʰór-yos.

noun[ˈɛr]Classical-Latin[ˈɛr]

  1. The name of the letter R.

    feminine · indeclinable · neuter
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