herra
Icelandic
/ˈhɛrːa/
noun
Definitions
- lord, master
- the Lord (God)
- an honorific title for a bishop; Lord
- an honorific title for a noble; Lord
- an honorific title for the highest state officials, now especially the president, but also a sýslumaður (sýslumaður) (the local official of the state in each sýsla (sýsla)), ambassador, etc.; Excellency
- mister (general honorific for a man, especially in writing; usually abbreviated: hr. (hr.))
- a general deferential form of address to a male; sir
- gentleman general polite term for a male
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse herra (lord, king) derived from Old Saxon hērro derived from Old Dutch hēriro 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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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hoar English
- hoared English
- hoarfrost English
- hoarfrosted English
- hoarhead English
- hoarwithy English
- hoary English
- aatelisherra Finnish
- feodaaliherra Finnish
- hallitusherra Finnish
- herra Finnish
- herrahissi Finnish
- herrainhuone Finnish
- herrainkaulus Finnish
- herrainkerho Finnish
- herrainvaate Finnish
- herrainvaatehtimo Finnish
- herrakutsut Finnish
- herranen Finnish
- herranterttu Finnish
- herraonni Finnish
- herrarotu Finnish
- herraseura Finnish
- herraskartano Finnish
- herraspoika Finnish
- herrasväki Finnish
- herraus Finnish
- herraviha Finnish
- herroitella Finnish
- herruus Finnish
- hoviherra Finnish
- kamariherra Finnish
- kartanonherra Finnish
- kirkkoherra Finnish
- linnanherra Finnish
- lääninherra Finnish
- maaherra Finnish
- nuoriherra Finnish
- pakkasherra Finnish
- rötösherra Finnish
- sotaherra Finnish
- temppeliherra Finnish
- vapaaherra Finnish
- Bauherr German
- Brotherr German
- Dienstherr German
- Empfangsherr German
- Freiherr German
- Grundherr German
- Gutsherr German
- Hausherr German
- Herr German
- Herrchen German
- Herrenbesuch German
- Herrenhaus German
- Herrenmoral German
- Herrenrasse German
- Herrentag German
- Herrentoilette German
- Herrenuhr German
- Herrgott German
- Herrin German
- Herrschaft German
- Lehnsherr German
- Schuldherr German
- hehr German
- herrisch German
- herrlich German
- Heerenveen Dutch, Flemish
- ambachtsheer Dutch, Flemish
- baanderheer Dutch, Flemish
- banjerheer Dutch, Flemish
- bannerheer Dutch, Flemish
- beschermheer Dutch, Flemish
- bouwheer Dutch, Flemish
- burchtheer Dutch, Flemish
- gastheer Dutch, Flemish
- geneesheer Dutch, Flemish
- heer Dutch, Flemish
- heerkracht Dutch, Flemish
- heerlijk Dutch, Flemish
- heeroom Dutch, Flemish
- heerschaar Dutch, Flemish
- heerschappij Dutch, Flemish
- heerschare Dutch, Flemish
- herenboer Dutch, Flemish
- herenboerderij Dutch, Flemish
- herenhoeve Dutch, Flemish
- herenhuis Dutch, Flemish
- herenkapper Dutch, Flemish
- herenkleding Dutch, Flemish
- herenliefde Dutch, Flemish
- jonkheer Dutch, Flemish
- krijgsheer Dutch, Flemish
- leenheer Dutch, Flemish
- meneer Dutch, Flemish
- mijnheer Dutch, Flemish
- raadsheer Dutch, Flemish
- veldheer Dutch, Flemish
- wereldheer Dutch, Flemish
- герр Russian
- фраер Russian
- *(s)ḱeh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *key- Proto-Indo-European
- *hairaz Proto-Germanic
- egendomsherre Swedish
- herravälde Swedish
- herre Swedish
- har Old English
- hearra Old English
- hār Old English
- hor Middle English
- herra Old Norse
- herri Old Norse
- hárr Old Norse
- herre Danish
- فرس Arabic
- haraz Old French
- forsætisráðherra Icelandic
- herramaður Icelandic
- maður Icelandic
- ráð Icelandic
- ráðherra Icelandic
- senda Icelandic
- sendiherra Icelandic
- deler Indonesian
- hêre Middle Dutch
- her Old High German
- herro Old High German
- hēriro Old High German
- hērro Old High German
- harri Faroese
- herre Middle High German
- härra Estonian
- herro Old Dutch
- hēriro Old Dutch
- гарний Ukrainian
- hērro Old Saxon
- Heer Alemannic German
- herra Old Swedish
- hærre Old Swedish
- har Old Frisian
- Harr Pennsylvania German