arre

See also: arré, arrè, arrë, and árre

Albanian

Noun

arre

1. indefinite dative/ablative singular of arrë

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /are/ [a.re]
• Rhymes: -are, -e
• Hyphenation: a‧rre

Adjective

arre (comparative arreago, superlative arreen, excessive arreegi)

1. grey, brown, dun

   Synonym: nabar

2. muddy

   Synonym: uher

Declension

Declension of arre (adjective V-stem)

		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		arre	arrea	arreak	arreok
ergative		arrek	arreak	arreek	arreok
dative		arreri	arreari	arreei	arreoi
genitive		arreren	arrearen	arreen	arreon
comitative		arrerekin	arrearekin	arreekin	arreokin
causative		arrerengatik	arrearengatik	arreengatik	arreongatik
benefactive		arrerentzat	arrearentzat	arreentzat	arreontzat
instrumental		arrez	arreaz	arreez	arreotaz
innesive	anim.	arrerengan	arrearengan	arreengan	arreongan
	inan.	arretan	arrean	arreetan	arreotan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
	inan.	arretako	arreko	arreetako	arreotako
allative	anim.	arrerengana	arrearengana	arreengana	arreongana
	inan.	arretara	arrera	arreetara	arreotara
terminative	anim.	arrerenganaino	arrearenganaino	arreenganaino	arreonganaino
	inan.	arretaraino	arreraino	arreetaraino	arreotaraino
directive	anim.	arrerenganantz	arrearenganantz	arreenganantz	arreonganantz
	inan.	arretarantz	arrerantz	arreetarantz	arreotarantz
destinative	anim.	arrerenganako	arrearenganako	arreenganako	arreonganako
	inan.	arretarako	arrerako	arreetarako	arreotarako
ablative	anim.	arrerengandik	arrearengandik	arreengandik	arreongandik
	inan.	arretatik	arretik	arreetatik	arreotatik
partitive		arrerik	—	—	—
prolative		arretzat	—	—	—

Danish

Etymology

From ar +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrə/, [ˈɑːɑ]

Verb

arre (imperative ar, infinitive at arre, present tense arrer, past tense arrede, perfect tense har arret)

1. (uncommon) to scar (physically or mentally)

References

• “arre” in Den Danske Ordbog

Galician

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈare̝/

Interjection

arre

1. gee up, giddyup

   Synonym: xo

Derived terms

• arre demo
• arrea
• arrear
• arreo
• nin arre nin xo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “arre”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “arre”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “arre”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

Exclamatory. Compare Spanish arre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ʁi/ [ˈa.hi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ʁi/ [ˈa.hi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ʁi/ [ˈa.χi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ʁe/ [ˈa.he]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ʁɨ/

• Hyphenation: ar‧re

Interjection

arre

1. Expresses irritation or impatience.
2. Used to direct pack animals: gee up, giddyup

Further reading

• “arre”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “arre”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “arre”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “arre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• harre (dated)

Etymology

Imitative or exclamatory.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈare/ [ˈa.re]
• Rhymes: -are
• Syllabification: a‧rre

Interjection

arre

1. gee up, giddyup

Derived terms

• arriero

Further reading

• “arre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025