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DUTCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

eer.

honour

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/eːr/

  1. honour

    feminine · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

noun/eːr/

  1. copper

    neuter · no-diminutive · obsolete · uncountable

  2. bronze

    neuter · no-diminutive · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch êer, from Old Dutch *ēr, from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *aiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos.

conj/eːr/

  1. ere, before

    formal · poetic
    Eer de zon opkomt zal de daad geschied zijn.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch êer, from Old Dutch ēr, from Proto-West Germanic *airi, from Proto-Germanic *airiz.

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