erat

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay erat, from Classical Malay erat, from Proto-Malayic *(h)ərət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həʀət, from Proto-Austronesian *SəʀəC (“to bind tightly; belt”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

êrat

  1. close, tight

Derived terms

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

erat

  1. third-person singular imperfect active indicative of sum

Descendants

  • Catalan: era
  • Galician: era
  • Italian: era
  • Portuguese: era
  • Spanish: era

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(h)ərət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həʀət, from Proto-Austronesian *SəʀəC (“to bind tightly; belt”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

erat (Jawi spelling ارت)

  1. tightly, firmly
    Mereka berpelukan erat-erat.
    They held each other tightly.

Adjective

erat (Jawi spelling ارت)

  1. tight, firm
    Saya memegang erat tangan anak saya semasa kami melintasi jalan yang sibuk itu.
    I kept a firm hold of my daughter’s hand as we crossed the busy street.
    Dia berasa selamat dalam pelukannya yang erat.
    She felt safe in his firm embrace.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Descendants

Further reading

Swedish

Pronoun

erat n

  1. (informal) neuter singular of eran

Usage notes

Common in speech.

Declension

Swedish personal pronouns
Number Person Type Nominative Oblique Possessive
common neuter plural
singular first — jag mig, mej3 min mitt mina
second — du dig, dej3 din ditt dina
third masculine (person) han honom, han2, en5 hans
feminine (person) hon henne, na5 hennes
gender-neutral (person)1 hen hen, henom7 hens
common (noun) den den dess
neuter (noun) det det dess
indefinite man or en4 en ens
reflexive — sig, sej3 sin sitt sina
plural first — vi oss vår, våran2 vårt, vårat2 våra
second — ni er er, eran2, ers6 ert, erat2 era
archaic I eder eder, eders6 edert edra
third — de, dom3 dem, dom3 deras
reflexive — sig, sej3 sin sitt sina
1Neologism. Usage has increased since 2010, though it remains limited.
2Informal
4Dialectal, also used lately as an alternative to man, to avoid association to the male gender.
5Informal, somewhat dialectal
6Formal address
7Discouraged by the Swedish Language Council

Anagrams

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish , equivalent to er (“soldier”) +‎ -at

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈɾɑt/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑt
  • Hyphenation: e‧rat

Noun

erat (definite accusative eratı, uncountable)

  1. (military) collective name given to soldiers
  2. (obsolete) nominative plural of er

References

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