her-

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See also: her, hér, hèr, hær, and Her

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch her-.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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her-

  1. re-
  2. again

Usage notes

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Not separable. When forming past participles, those generally aren't prepended with the prefix ge-.

Dutch

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Etymology

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From southern Middle Dutch her- (re-, again). Of uncertain origin, but mostly considered a borrowing from Old French re- or specifically its northern variant er-, from Latin re-. In certain contexts this prefix touched on the native Middle Dutch her- (here, over) as in hercōmen (come over); see German her- below. Compare the attested phrase wēder herhebben (to get back), where her- can be interpreted in both ways. The h-spelling was also reinforced by hypercorrection due to the phoneme's frailness in southern dialects. In some cases this also affected the unrelated prefixes er-, oor-, which see.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɦɛr/
  • Audio:(file)

Prefix

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her-

  1. re-
    her- + ‎laden (to load) → ‎herladen (to reload)

Usage notes

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Not separable. When forming past participles, it obviates the need to prepend with the prefix ge-.

Derived terms

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German

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Etymology

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her in compounds.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /heːr/, [heːɐ̯], [hɛɐ̯] (stressed)
  • IPA(key): /hɛr/, [hɛɐ̯] (unstressed before a consonant)
  • IPA(key): /her/, [he.ʁ‿] (unstressed before a vowel)

Prefix

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her-

  1. (stressed) Separable verbal prefix that indicates a movement towards the speaker.
    Antonym: hin-
  2. (unstressed) Adverbial prefix that indicates a movement towards the speaker.
    Synonym: (colloquial) r-
    Antonym: hin-

Derived terms

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  • Verbs:
  • Adverbs:

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