Noun type: 9
Characteristics
Singular
| Nominative | herra |
| Partitive | herraa |
| Genetive | herran |
| Accusative | herran |
| Inessive | herrassa |
| Elative | herrasta |
| Illative | herraan |
| Adessive | herralla |
| Ablative | herralta |
| Allative | herralle |
| Essive | herrana |
| Translative | herraksi |
| Abessive | herratta |
Plural
| Nominative | herrat |
| Partitive | herroja |
| Genetive | herrojen |
| Accusative | herrat |
| Inessive | herroissa |
| Elative | herroista |
| Illative | herroihin |
| Adessive | herroilla |
| Ablative | herroilta |
| Allative | herroille |
| Essive | herroina |
| Translative | herroiksi |
| Abessive | herroitta |
| Instructive | herroin |
| Comitative | herroine |
Sample Sentences
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Herra Virtanen, voinko puhua kanssanne? (Mister Virtanen, may I speak with you?)
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Anteeksi, herra... (Excuse me, Sir...)
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Hyvät herrat! (Gentlemen!)
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Ovesta astui sisään kolme hienoa herraa. (Three smart gentlemen stepped in the door.)
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kartanon herra (lord of the manor)
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Sormusten herra (Lord of the Rings)
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oman itsensä herra (master of oneself)
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Kärpästen herra (Lord of the flies)
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herrojen herkku (delicacy (only) for the rich (because only they can afford it))
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herrojen metkuja (antics of the ruling class)
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elää herroiksi (to live like a lord / to live like a king)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”). Cognates include Danish herre, Norwegian herre, Swedish herre, Icelandic herra, Dutch heer, German Herr. The Old High German word originally meant "grey, grey-haired", and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), making it cognate with Old English hār (English hoar), Old Norse hárr. See: Old Norse Nouns '
herra', Danish Nouns '
herre', Swedish Nouns '
herre', Icelandic Nouns '
herra', Dutch Nouns '
heer', German Nouns '
Herr', English Nouns '
hoar', Old Norse Nouns '
hárr'.
Nouns inflected like herra
aapa,
aatra,
aava,
abbedissa,
abrakadabra,
abskissa,
adventtiaika,
aerodynamiikka,
afta,
agenda,
ahdelauha,
ahkeraliisa,
ahma,
ahminta,
ahnehdinta,
aika,
aina,
aisa,
aita,
aitta, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)