Noun: herre
Gender: Common
Hyphenation:
Nominative
| Sg. indefinite | herre |
| Sg. definite | herren |
| Pl. indefinite | herrer |
| Pl. definite | herrerne |
Genitive
| Sg. indefinite | herres |
| Sg. definite | herrens |
| Pl. indefinite | herrers |
| Pl. definite | herrernes |
Sample Sentences
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in the indefinite and with a name always in the short form hr.
Nouns inflected like herre
toiletbørste,
krokodille,
svensknøgle,
nissehue,
overtagelse,
snurre,
snitte,
snerle,
snerre,
snerpe,
satire,
meddelelse,
sjuske,
sminke,
smerte,
slippe,
slange,
slette,
skøjte,
sonate, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Saxon hērro; cognate with German Herr, Old High German hēriro, hērro (which see for more); ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), thence “grey-haired” > “old” > "noble, venerable”. Compare Old English hār (whence English hoar), Old Norse hárr. See: German Nouns '
Herr', English Nouns '
hoar', Old Norse Nouns '
hárr'.
Verbs referencing "herre"
Finnish Nouns
herra.
Translations
lord, to lord over