Er
See also: Appendix:Variations of "er"
Translingual
Symbol
Er
German
Alternative forms
- er (for the pronoun; common spelling)
Pronunciation
Noun
Er m
- a person or animal of male gender, a male
Synonyms
- (animal of male gender): Männchen
Antonyms
- Sie f
Pronoun
Er
- (archaic) you (form of address to a male person)
- Was möchte Er von mir?
- What do you want from me?
- (literally, “What does he want from me?”)
Usage notes
This form of address sounds very archaic and is only used humorously or in some dialects (especially Berlin, Brandenburg and Mecklenburg), sometimes called Berliner Er. The common polite form of address is Sie.
Derived terms
Further reading
Turkish
Proper noun
Er
- a male given name
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