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Limburgish
Etymology
Possibly from Old High German hērro.
Pronunciation
Noun
Hiër m (plural Hiëre, diminutive Hiërke, locative Hiëvesch, vocative Härr)
- (Eupen, archaic) man, gentleman (polite term)
- (Eupen, archaic) sir (title of respect)
- (Eupen, archaic) Mr., mister, sir
- (Eupen, archaic) gentleman
- (Eupen, archaic) master, lord (generally denotes that somebody has control over something, either in a generic or in a regal sense)
- (Eupen, uncommon) Lord, God
- Synonym: (specifically the Christian god) Härrgott
Usage notes
- Has been replaced in most contexts by the vocative Härr. The original is still sometimes used to refer to God.