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Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

eren

  1. third-person plural imperfect indicative of ser
  2. third-person plural imperfect indicative of ésser

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːrə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: eren
  • Rhymes: -eːrən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch êren. Equivalent to eer +‎ -en.

Alternative forms

  • eeren (obsolete spelling)

Verb

eren

  1. (transitive) to honor/honour, to pay homage/respects
    Een Prinse van Oranje ben ik, vrij, onverveerd, den Koning van Hispanje heb ik altijd geëerd.
    A prince of Orange am I, free, undaunted, the king of Spain I've always honoured.
  2. (transitive) to respect, hold in high regard
  3. (transitive) to adorn, decorate
    Synonyms: sieren, tooien, versieren
  4. (transitive) to (sometimes restore a fiancée's) honor by marriage
Conjugation
Conjugation of eren (weak)
infinitive eren
past singular eerde
past participle geëerd
infinitive eren
gerund eren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular eer eerde
2nd person sing. (jij) eert, eer2 eerde
2nd person sing. (u) eert eerde
2nd person sing. (gij) eert eerde
3rd person singular eert eerde
plural eren eerden
subjunctive sing.1 ere eerde
subjunctive plur.1 eren eerden
imperative sing. eer
imperative plur.1 eert
participles erend geëerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Synonyms

(honor):

(respect):

(adorn):

Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: eer
  • Negerhollands: eer

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch êren, êrijn. Equivalent to eer (copper, metal) +‎ -en.

Adjective

eren (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) (made of) copper, cupreous, cupric, coppery
  2. (obsolete) (made of) bronze
Declension
Declension of eren
uninflected eren
inflected eren
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite m./f. sing. eren
n. sing. eren
plural eren
definite eren
partitive
Synonyms

(copper):

(bronze):

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch ēren, from Old Dutch *erien, from Proto-Germanic *arjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éryeti.

Verb

eren

  1. (transitive, archaic) to plow (land)
  2. (intransitive, archaic) to work with a plough
Conjugation
Conjugation of eren (weak)
infinitive eren
past singular eerde
past participle geëerd
infinitive eren
gerund eren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular eer eerde
2nd person sing. (jij) eert, eer2 eerde
2nd person sing. (u) eert eerde
2nd person sing. (gij) eert eerde
3rd person singular eert eerde
plural eren eerden
subjunctive sing.1 ere eerde
subjunctive plur.1 eren eerden
imperative sing. eer
imperative plur.1 eert
participles erend geëerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Synonyms

(plow):

Derived terms

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

eren

  1. plural of eer

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

ér +‎ -en

Pronunciation

Noun

eren

  1. superessive singular of ér

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From êre +‎ -en.

Verb

êren

  1. to honour, to dignify
  2. to worship
Inflection
Weak
Infinitive êren
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive êren
In genitive êrens
In dative êrene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular êre
2nd singular êers, êres
3rd singular êert, êret
1st plural êren
2nd plural êert, êret
3rd plural êren
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular êre
2nd singular êers, êres
3rd singular êre
1st plural êren
2nd plural êert, êret
3rd plural êren
Imperative Present
Singular êer, êre
Plural êert, êret
Present Past
Participle êrende
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *erien, from Proto-Germanic *arjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éryeti.

Verb

ēren

  1. to plough
Inflection
Weak
Infinitive ēren
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive ēren
In genitive ērens
In dative ērene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular ēre
2nd singular ēers, ēres
3rd singular ēert, ēret
1st plural ēren
2nd plural ēert, ēret
3rd plural ēren
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular ēre
2nd singular ēers, ēres
3rd singular ēre
1st plural ēren
2nd plural ēert, ēret
3rd plural ēren
Imperative Present
Singular ēer, ēre
Plural ēert, ēret
Present Past
Participle ērende
Alternative forms
Descendants

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

êren

  1. genitive/dative singular of êre

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English erian, from Proto-West Germanic *arjan, from Proto-Germanic *arjaną.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛːrən/, /ˈɛr(i)ən/

Verb

eren

  1. To plow/plough or cultivate.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: ear (archaic)
  • Scots: ear
References

Etymology 2

From Old English ēaran, plural form of ēare, from Proto-Germanic *ausōnō, plural form of *ausô; equivalent to ere (ear) +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

eren

  1. plural of ere (auditory organ)

Etymology 3

Noun

eren

  1. Alternative form of ern (eagle)

Etymology 4

Noun

eren

  1. Alternative form of iren

Etymology 5

Verb

eren

  1. Alternative form of aren

Sumerian

Romanization

eren

  1. Romanization of 𒂞 (eren)