herra

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • mister, gentleman, sir polite address
  • lord person having formal authority over others
  • lord person enjoying great respect in a community
  • lord, master owner
  • (informal) a member of the ruling or upper class; (in plural) the ruling or upper class

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish herra derived from Old Norse herra (lord, king) derived from Old Saxon hērro derived from Old High German hērro (master) derived from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (grey, distinguished, gray, old, aged).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hairaz

Gloss

grey, distinguished, gray, old, aged

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

古, 老

Emoji
🐨

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