hehr

See also: Hehr

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hēr, hēre, from Old High German hēr (noble, austere, venerable, aged), from Proto-West Germanic *hair, from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (grey, hoary), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃i-, extension of *(s)ḱeh₃- (grey). Cognate with English hoar (grey) and hare (grey, hoary, venerable), modern German Herr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [heːɐ̯]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Homophones: Heer, her
  • Rhymes: -eːɐ̯

Adjective

hehr (strong nominative masculine singular hehrer, comparative hehrer, superlative am hehrsten)

  1. (poetic) awe-inspiring, sublime
  2. (literary) lofty, grand, high-minded (of ideas, plans, motivations, etc.)
    hehre Zielelofty goals, grand aspirations

Declension

Further reading

  • hehr” in Duden online