ers
English
Verb
ers
- third-person singular simple present indicative of er
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Noun
ers
French
Etymology
From Occitan èrs, from Latin ervum (“vetch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛʁ/
- Homophones: air, aire, airent, aires, airs, ère, ères, erre, errent, erres, haire, haires, hère, hères
Noun
ers m (plural ers)
- (botany) bitter vetch, ervil (Vicia ervilia)
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Further reading
- “ers”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
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Pronunciation
Contraction
ers
- Contraction of er es.
- 1843, Brothers Grimm, “Marienkind”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 1[1], 5th edition, page 14:
- Am andern Morgen, als das Kind nicht zu finden war, gieng ein Gemurmel unter den Leuten, die Königin wäre eine Menschenfresserin, und hätte ihr eigenes Kind umgebracht. Sie hörte alles, und konnte nichts dagegen sagen, der König aber hatte sie zu lieb als daß ers glauben wollte.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Middle English
Noun
ers
- Alternative form of ars
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English ers, form of ars, from Old English ears, ærs, from Proto-Germanic *arsaz.
Noun
ers (plural erses)
Swedish
Pronoun
ers
- your (only in address); a contraction of the archaic eders, being a genitive form of er
- ers majestät = Your Majesty
- ers höghet = Your Highness
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