eru

See also: ERU, ēru, and -erũ

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [erʊ]

Verb

eru

1. first/second/third-person plural present of vera (“to be”): are
   • vit eru føroyingar

     we are Faroese

   • eru tit eingilsmenn?

     are you Englishmen?

   • tey eru glað

     they are happy

   • tær eru tríggjar konur

     they are three women

   • teir eru fimm menn

     they are five men

   • tygum eru ov seint

     you (formal) are too late

   • eru tygum ...?

     are you ...?

Conjugation

Conjugation of vera (irregular)
infinitive	vera
supine	verið
participle	verandi	-
	present	past
first singular	eri	var
second singular	ert	vart
third singular	er	var
plural	eru	vóru
	imperative
singular	ver!
plural	verið!

Icelandic

Verb

eru

1. third-person plural present of vera (“to be”): they are

   Menn eru illir.

   Men are evil.

Japanese

Romanization

eru

1. Rōmaji transcription of える
2. Rōmaji transcription of エル

Malay

Alternative forms

• ru

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)aʀuhu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əru/
• Rhymes: -əru, -ru, -u

Noun

eru (Jawi spelling ارو‎, plural eru-eru, informal 1st possessive eruku, 2nd possessive erumu, 3rd possessive erunya)

1. casuarina (trees of the genus Casuarina)

   Synonym: cemara

Descendants

• Indonesian: eru

Further reading

• “eru” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old Norse

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

eru

1. third-person plural indicative present of vera

Palauan

Palauan cardinal numbers

<  1	2	3  >
Cardinal : eru

Etymology

From Pre-Palauan *ruwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

eru

1. two

Swedish

Alternative forms

• äru

Phrase

eru

1. (colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of "är du" (are you).

   Vem eru?

   Who are you?

Westrobothnian

Etymology

ér +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [èːɾʉ]

  Rhymes: -èːɾʉ

Adjective

eru

1. scarred

   ja jer ɑlldes eru oppe øgöm

   I'm completely scarred on my face

Derived terms

• freikeneru (“freckled”)