Heer
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German [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old High German heri, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *koro-s (“war, struggle”). Cognates include Old Norse herr (“crowd, troops”) (> Danish hær (“troops”)), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 (harjis, “army, host”). Relation to Sanskrit कुल (kula, “flock, herd, family”) has been theorised [1].
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
Heer n (genitive Heeres or Heers, plural Heere)
Declension [edit]
declension of Heer
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
- Bundesheer (Austrian)
- Heerbann
- Heeresameise
- Heereszug
- Heerführer
- Heerlager
- Heerschar
- Heerstraße
- verheeren