# ere
## English
### Etymology 1

From Middle English er, from Old English ǣr (adverb, conjunction, and preposition), from Proto-West Germanic *airi, from Proto-Germanic *airiz, comparative of Proto-Germanic *airi (“early”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyeri (“day, morning”) (compare Avestan 𐬀𐬫𐬀𐬭 (ayar, “day”), Gk. ἠέριος (ēérios, “at daybreak”), see also era, Albanian herët (“early in the morning, at daybreak”) ). The adverb erstwhile retains the Old English superlative ǣrest (“earliest”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian eer (“before”), Dutch eer (“before, sooner than”), German ehe (“before”).

#### Alternative forms

* yer [15th–16th c.]

#### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɛə/, /ɛː/
** Audio (UK):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /ɛɚ/
* (General Australian) IPA: /eː/
* (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA: /eə/
* (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA: /iə/
* (Scotland) IPA: /eɹ/
* (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA: /ɜː(ɹ)/
* Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
* Homophones: air, Ayr, eyre, heir, are (“unit of measurement”), err (one pronunciation), e'er (US); ear (cheer–chair merger); err (fair–fur merger)

#### Adverb

ere (not comparable)
* (obsolete) At an earlier time. [10th–17th c.]
** 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, John j:[30], folio cxix, verso:Thys is he of whome I ſpake / he that cõmeth after me / was befoꝛe me be cauſe he was yer thẽ I.

#### Preposition

ere
* (poetic, archaic) Before; sooner than.
** 1594, William Shakespeare, Lucrece (First Quarto), London: […] Richard Field, for Iohn Harrison, […], →OCLC, signature I3, verso:My ſelfe was ſtirring ere the breake of day, […]
** 1837, Thomas Carlyle, “Old-Dragoon Drouet”, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume II (The Constitution), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, book IV (Varennes), page 173:The hill-tops rejoicing will ere long be at their ruddiest, and blush Good-night.

##### Derived terms

* early
* erenow
* erer

##### Translations
#### Conjunction

ere
* (poetic, archaic) before.
** 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 4:49, column 1:Syꝛ, come downe ere my child die.

#### Quotations

* For quotations using this term, see Citations:ere.

#### Derived terms

* erewhile
* erst
* erstwhile
* erelong
* whilere
* ereyesterday
* ere that

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɪə(ɹ)/

#### Noun

ere (plural eres)
* Obsolete form of ear.
** 1533, R. Saltwood, (Please provide the book title or journal name):As plesaunt to the ere as the blacke sanctus Of a sad sorte vpon a mery pyn.

### Etymology 3

Formed from is + there + a/an.

#### Alternative forms

* 'ere

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /eːɹə/

#### Contraction

ere
* (chiefly Ireland, informal) A contraction of is, there, and the indefinite article. Mainly used in questions.
    'Ere bit o' bacon in it, Kathleen?

### Anagrams

* -eer, EER, REE, Ree, e'er, eer, ree

## Basque
### Etymology

Unknown, the Biscayan form bere is probably more conservative. Potentially related to the pronoun bera.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /eɾe/ [e.ɾe]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -eɾe, -e
* Hyphenation: e‧re

### Adverb

ere (not comparable)
* also, too

#### Derived terms

* aparantziarik ere
* arean ere (“in fact”)
* artean ere
* aspaldian ere
* badaezpada ere
* badere
* bai ... ere
* baita ... ere
* baita zera ere
* baldinbaitere
* bat ere
* batez ere (“mainly”)
* batxo ere
* behin ere (“not even once”)
* berriz ere (“once again”)
* edonola ere
* edonor ere
* edozeinetera ere
* edozertara ere
* ez eta ... ere
* ezertxo ere
* ezik ere
* ezpabere
* ezta gutxiago ere
* ezta nahi ere
* ezta pentsatu ere
* gero ere
* geroenean ere
* guztiagatik ere
* guztiarekin ere
* guztiaz ere
* guztiz ere
* hain zuzen ere
* hala ere (“however”)
* hala eta ere
* hala eta guztiz ere
* halarik ere
* halaz ere
* halere
* hartan ere
* indondik ere
* inoiz ere
* inolaz ere
* inon ere
* inor ere
* inora ere
* izan ere (“in fact”)
* nahita ere
* nehoiz ere
* nehola ere
* neholatan ere
* neholaz ere
* neholere
* nehon ere
* nehondik ere
* nehor ere
* nehorat ere
* noiz ere
* noiz eta ere
* noizbait ere
* nolabait ere
* nolanahi ere
* nolazpait ere
* non ere
* nonbait ere
* nondik ere
* nor baitzen ere
* nor ere
* nora ere
* norabait ere
* onenean ere
* oraindik ere
* oraindino ere
* oraino ere
* ostera ere
* seguraz ere
* sekula ere
* sinisteko ere
* sobera ere
* sobra ere
* urrundik ere
* zein ere
* zenbat ere
* zer ere
* zer gerta ere (“just in case”)

### Further reading

* “ere”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
* “ere”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Coastal Konjo
### Noun

ere
* water

### Further reading

* Darrell T. Tryon, Comparative Austronesian Dictionary (1995), page 26

## Danish
### Verb

ere
* (obsolete) present plural of være

#### Usage notes

* Plural verbs were made optional in 1900.

#### Related terms

* er

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -eːrə

### Noun

ere
* (archaic) dative singular of eer

#### Derived terms

* ere wie ere toekomt

### Verb

ere
* (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of eren

### Anagrams

* eer, ree

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *heredä. Possibly the same root as in erk. Compare Finnish hereä, Livvi herei and Veps hered.

### Adjective

ere (genitive ereda, partitive eredat, comparative eredam, superlative kõige eredam)
* bright

#### Declension
## Hungarian
### Etymology

ér +‎ -e (possessive suffix)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɛrɛ]
* Hyphenation: ere

### Noun

ere
* third-person singular single-possession possessive of ér

#### Declension
## Italian
### Noun

ere f
* plural of era

### Anagrams

* ree

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈe.re/, [ˈɛrɛ]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈe.re/, [ˈɛːre]

### Etymology 1
#### Verb

ere
* second-person singular future active indicative of sum

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

ere
* vocative singular of erus

## Manchu
### Romanization

ere
* Romanization of ᡝᡵᡝ

## Middle Dutch
### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

êre f
* glory, fame
* honour, respect
* worship
* decency, etiquette

##### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

##### Descendants

* Dutch: eer
** Afrikaans: eer
** Negerhollands: eer
* Limburgish: ieër

### Etymology 2
#### Adverb

êre
* Alternative form of êer

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Article

êre
* feminine genitive/dative singular of êen

### Further reading

* “ere (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
* Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “ere (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV

## Middle English
### Etymology 1

From Old English ēare, from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws.

#### Alternative forms

* eare, eere, eyr, ȝhere, here, ire, yere

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛːr(ə)/

#### Noun

ere (plural eren or eres)
* The ear (organ that receives sound):
** The auricle; the outside of the ear.
** The ear canal; the inside channel of the ear.
* The sense of hearing; the ability to hear.
** c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎, published c. 1410, Mark 7:16, page 19v, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:If ony man haþ eeris of herynge .· here heIf anyone has ears for hearing, make him hear.
* The level of attention given to someone speaking.
* A handle or grip.
* A portion of the heart with an earlike shape.

##### Related terms

* mousere

##### Descendants

* English: ear
** Tok Pisin: ia
* Scots: ear

##### References

* “ēre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-12.

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

ere
* Alternative form of eere (“ear of grain”)

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

ere
* Alternative form of here (“army”)

### Etymology 4
#### Determiner

ere
* Alternative form of here (“their”)

### Etymology 5
#### Determiner

ere
* Alternative form of hire (“her”)

#### Pronoun

ere
* Alternative form of hire (“hers”)

### Etymology 6
#### Verb

ere
* Alternative form of aren

### Etymology 7
#### Verb

ere
* Alternative form of eren (“to plough”)

## Murui Huitoto
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɛɾɛ]
* Hyphenation: e‧re

### Root

ere
* giant anteater

#### Derived terms

* erezi
* ereño

## Namia
### Noun

ere
* woman

### References

* transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66

## Old Frisian
### Alternative forms

* ēr

### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aizō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oys-éh₂. Cognates include Old English āre, Old Saxon ēra and Old Dutch ēra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeːre/, [ˈɛːre]

### Noun

ēre f
* honour

#### Descendants

* Saterland Frisian: Eere
* West Frisian: eare

### References

* Köbler, Gerhard, Altfriesisches Wörterbuch (4th edition 2014)
* Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

## Purari
### Noun

ere
* water

### References

* The Structural Violence of Resouce Extraction in the Purari Delta, in Tropical Forests Of Oceania: Anthropological Perspectives
* Comparative wordlists (Karl James Franklin, Summer Institute of Linguistics) (1975)
* Transnewguinea.org, citing G. E. MacDonald, The Teberan Language Family, pages 111-121, in The Linguistic Situation in the Gulf District and Adjacent Area, Papua New Guinea (editor K. J. Franklin) (1973)

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈere]

### Noun

ere f
* inflection of eră:
** indefinite plural
** indefinite genitive/dative singular

## Sa
### Noun

ere
* village

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeɾe/ [ˈe.ɾe]
* Rhymes: -eɾe
* Syllabification: e‧re

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

ere f (plural eres)
* The name of the Latin-script letter R/r.
    Synonym: (represents both r and rr) erre

##### Derived terms

* ere eréa

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

ere
* (colloquial) Apocopic form of eres; you are
** 2019, “La venda”, in Amuza, performed by Miki Núñez:La venda ya cayó y serás como querías / Lo que ere, lo que ere, ere, ere, eThe blindfold fell and you'll be however you wanted to be / What you are, what you are, you are, you are, a—

### Further reading

* “ere”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* äre

### Contraction

ere
* (colloquial) Contraction of är det (“is it, it is”).

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈʔeɾe/ [ˈʔɛː.ɾɛ]
* Rhymes: -eɾe
* Syllabification: e‧re

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish aire, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr). Doublet of arya.

#### Noun

ere (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜒ)
* air
    Synonym: hangin
** 2017, Ladlad 2: An Anthology of Philippine Gay Writing, Anvil Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:Dapat matigas, di iyakin, di lumilipad ang kamay sa ere.I must act tough, not a crybaby, not with the hands fluttering in the air.
** 2017, Penguin20, Altheria: School of Alchemy Book 1‎, Psicom Publishing Inc, page 47:Ito rin ang unang beses kong makakita ng Flying Board na parang skate board na lumilipad sa ere.This is also the first time I have seen a Flying Board, which is like a skateboard flying in the air.
* sky
    Synonym: himpapawid
* (figurative) arrogance
    Synonym: kahambugan
* (music, dated) tempo
    Synonym: bilis
* (music, dated) air (melody); tune
    Synonyms: himig, melodiya, tono

##### Alternative forms

* ayre — dated
* eyre

##### Derived terms

* isaere
* iwan sa ere
* maere
* mang-iwan sa ere
* pagsasaere
* umere

##### Related terms

* aerado
* aerasyon
* aerea
* aereo
* aerobika
* aerodinamika
* aerodinamiko
* aerodromo
* aerograma
* aeronawta
* aeronawtika
* aeropobya
* aeropuwerto
* aerostatika
* aerostatiko
* aerotekniya
* awra
* ayre-libre
* eroplano
* eyrosol

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish ere, the Spanish name of the letter R/r.

#### Noun

ere (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜒ)
* (historical) the name of the Latin-script letter R/r, in the Abecedario
    Synonyms: (in the Filipino alphabet) ar, (in the Abakada alphabet) ra

##### Related terms

* doble-ere

### Further reading

* “ere”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
* “ere”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 19

## Tocharian B
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

ere m
* appearance, complexion (of skin)

#### Derived terms

* ersna (“beauty”)

### Further reading

* Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ere”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN

## Turkish
### Noun

ere
* dative singular of er

## Vilamovian
### Etymology

From Old High German ēra.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ēre f
* homage, honor
* fame

## Yola
### Adverb

ere
* Alternative form of eyver

### References

* Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 38

## Yoruba
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /è.ɾè/

#### Noun

èrè
* advantage, reward
* profit, reward

##### Usage notes

* This noun is normally used with the verb jẹ.

##### Derived terms

* èrè orí-okòwò (“investment profit”)
* èrè àgbélọ́gọ́rùn-ún (“percent gain”)
* èrè àjẹjù (“excess profit”)
* èrè àjẹwọlé (“generated profit”)

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Yoruba *e-rè, from Proto-Edekiri *e-rè, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *é-lè, compare with Igala élè, Olukumi érè

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ē.ɾè/

#### Noun

erè
* python, specifically the Ball python, regarded as a symbol of the rainbow spirit, Òṣùmàrè
    Synonyms: òṣùmàrè, òjòlá

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /è.ɾē/

#### Noun

ère
* statue, figurine, sculpture
    ó gbẹ́ igi ní ère ― He carved a wooden sculpture

##### Usage notes

* This word is usually used with three verbs, gbẹ́ (“to carve”), mọ (“to mold”), or yá (“to make a metal image”), normally depending on the medium the sculpture is made in.

##### Derived terms

* agbẹ́gilére (“woodcarver”)
* elére
* ọdún Ère (“A festival celebrated by the people of Èsìẹ́”)
* ère àkúnlẹ̀bọ
* ère ìbejì

### Etymology 4

Compare with Igala úlé

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ē.ɾé/

#### Noun

eré
* physical play
    Synonyms: aré, iré
* game
    Ẹ kúrò nídìí ìdò, eré ọmọdé ni ― Stop playing with the ido seeds, it's a child's game
* race, run
    Synonym: eré ìje
    Eré tí ajá fogún ọdún sá; ìrìn fàájì ni fẹ́ṣinThe race that took the dog twenty years to run is a leisurely stroll for the horse.
* drama, musical, play
* television show, movie, film
    Synonyms: fíìmù, sinimá
* joke, fun
    Synonyms: àwàdà, àpárá
    mo ń ṣe eré ni ― I am only joking

##### Derived terms

* aṣọ-eré
* eléré (“dramatist, stage actor, player, comedian, athlete”)
* eré ayò
* eré ẹkúndẹ̀rín (“tragicomedy”)
* eré oníṣe (“drama”)
* eré orí ìtàgé (“theater show”)
* eré àrín
* eré àṣekágbá
* eré òṣùpá
* eré-amẹ́rìn-ínwá (“comedy”)
* eréepá (“rough play”)
* sáré (“to run”)
* ṣeré
* ìṣeré<t:doing games
* òṣèré

##### Descendants

* Brazilian Portuguese: erê

### Etymology 5

From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ré (“to swell”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /è.ɾé/

#### Noun

èré
* inflamed or swollen part of the body

### Etymology 6

From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ré (“to curse”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /è.ɾé/

#### Noun

èré
* curse
    Synonyms: èpè, èèdì, ègún
    ó fi wá ré èré ― He put curses on us

## Zazaki
### Noun

ere
* afternoon