eren

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eren"

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈe.ɾən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈe.ɾen]

Verb

eren

1. third-person plural imperfect indicative of ser
2. third-person plural imperfect indicative of ésser

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːrə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: eren
• Rhymes: -eːrən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch êren. Equivalent to eer +‎ -en.

Alternative forms

• eeren (obsolete spelling)

Verb

eren

1. (transitive) to honor/honour, to pay homage/respects

   Een Prinse van Oranje ben ik, vrij, onverveerd, den Koning van Hispanje heb ik altijd geëerd.

   A prince of Orange am I, free, undaunted, the king of Spain I've always honoured.

2. (transitive) to respect, hold in high regard
3. (transitive) to adorn, decorate

   Synonyms: sieren, tooien, versieren

4. (transitive) to (sometimes restore a fiancée's) honor by marriage

Conjugation

Conjugation of eren (weak)
infinitive	eren
past singular	eerde
past participle	geëerd
infinitive	eren
gerund	eren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	eer	eerde
2nd person sing. (jij)	eert, eer2	eerde
2nd person sing. (u)	eert	eerde
2nd person sing. (gij)	eert	eerde
3rd person singular	eert	eerde
plural	eren	eerden
subjunctive sing.1	ere	eerde
subjunctive plur.1	eren	eerden
imperative sing.	eer
imperative plur.1	eert
participles	erend	geëerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

(honor):

• eer betuigen

(respect):

• respecteren

(adorn):

• sieren
• tooien

Derived terms

• eerbaar
• eerlijk
• eerzaam
• eerder
• ering
• onteren
• vereren

Descendants

• Afrikaans: eer
• Negerhollands: eer

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch êren, êrijn. Equivalent to eer (“copper, metal”) +‎ -en.

Adjective

eren (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) (made of) copper, cupreous, cupric, coppery
2. (obsolete) (made of) bronze

Declension

Declension of eren
uninflected	eren
inflected	eren
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		—
indefinite	m./f. sing.	eren
	n. sing.	eren
	plural	eren
definite		eren
partitive		—

Synonyms

(copper):

• koperen

(bronze):

• bronzen

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch ēren, from Old Dutch *erien, from Proto-Germanic *arjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éryeti.

Verb

eren

1. (transitive, archaic) to plow (land)
2. (intransitive, archaic) to work with a plough

Conjugation

Conjugation of eren (weak)
infinitive	eren
past singular	eerde
past participle	geëerd
infinitive	eren
gerund	eren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	eer	eerde
2nd person sing. (jij)	eert, eer2	eerde
2nd person sing. (u)	eert	eerde
2nd person sing. (gij)	eert	eerde
3rd person singular	eert	eerde
plural	eren	eerden
subjunctive sing.1	ere	eerde
subjunctive plur.1	eren	eerden
imperative sing.	eer
imperative plur.1	eert
participles	erend	geëerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

(plow):

• ploegen
• beploegen
• doorploegen
• omploegen

Derived terms

• eerder
• eerlijn
• eerlint
• eerstok
• omeren

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

eren

1. plural of eer

Anagrams

• neer

Hungarian

Etymology

ér +‎ -en

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛrɛn]
• Hyphenation: eren

Noun

eren

1. superessive singular of ér

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From êre +‎ -en.

Verb

êren

1. to honour, to dignify
2. to worship

Inflection

Conjugation of êren (weak)

infinitive	base form	êren
	genitive	êrens
	dative	êrene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		êre	—		êre	—
2nd person singular		êers, êres	—		êers, êres	—
3rd person singular		êert, êret	—		êre	—
1st person plural		êren	—		êren	—
2nd person plural		êert, êret	—		êert, êret	—
3rd person plural		êren	—		êren	—
		imperative
singular		êer, êre
plural		êert, êret
		present	past
participle		êrende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: eren
  • Afrikaans: eer
• Limburgish: ieëre

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *erien, from Proto-Germanic *arjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éryeti.

Verb

ēren

1. to plough

Inflection

Conjugation of ēren (weak)

infinitive	base form	ēren
	genitive	ērens
	dative	ērene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		ēre	—		ēre	—
2nd person singular		ēers, ēres	—		ēers, ēres	—
3rd person singular		ēert, ēret	—		ēre	—
1st person plural		ēren	—		ēren	—
2nd person plural		ēert, ēret	—		ēert, ēret	—
3rd person plural		ēren	—		ēren	—
		imperative
singular		ēer, ēre
plural		ēert, ēret
		present	past
participle		ērende	—

Alternative forms

• ērien

Descendants

• Dutch: eren
• Limburgish: aere

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

êren

1. genitive/dative singular of êre

Further reading

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

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English erian, from Proto-West Germanic *arjan, from Proto-Germanic *arjaną.

Alternative forms

• eeren, ere, erie, erye, eyr, herie, herye, heryȝen
• ærien, erien (Early Middle English)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːrən/, /ˈɛr(i)ən/

Verb

eren

1. To plow/plough or cultivate.

Conjugation

Conjugation of eren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) eren, ere
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	ere	ered
2nd-person singular	erest	eredest
3rd-person singular	ereth	ered
subjunctive singular	ere
imperative singular		—
plural1	eren, ere	ereden, erede
imperative plural	ereth, ere	—
participles	erynge, erende	ered, yered

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

• erable
• erere

Related terms

• erd
• erthe

Descendants

• English: ear (archaic)
• Scots: ear

References

• “ēren, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old English ēaran, plural form of ēare, from Proto-Germanic *ausōnō, plural form of *ausô; equivalent to ere (“ear”) +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

eren

1. plural of ere (“auditory organ”)

Etymology 3

Noun

eren

1. Alternative form of ern (“eagle”)

Etymology 4

Noun

eren

1. Alternative form of iren

Etymology 5

Verb

eren

1. Alternative form of aren

Sumerian

Romanization

eren

1. Romanization of 𒂞 (eren)

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ارن (eren), from Old Anatolian Turkish ارن (eren), from Proto-Turkic *ēren, plural of Proto-Turkic *ēr. Cognate with Azerbaijani ərən, Kazakh ерен (eren).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: e‧ren

Noun

eren (definite accusative ereni, plural erenler)

1. Synonym of ermiş

Declension

Declension of eren

	singular	plural
nominative	eren	erenler
definite accusative	ereni	erenleri
dative	erene	erenlere
locative	erende	erenlerde
ablative	erenden	erenlerden
genitive	erenin	erenlerin

Derived terms

• erendiz

Related terms

• er

Further reading

• “eren”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “eren”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “eren”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı