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French
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɛʁ/
- Homophones: haire, haires, hères, r (general), air, aire, airent, aires, airs, ère, ères, erre, errent, erres, ers (unaspirated)
Etymology 1
From Middle French hayre (16th c.), which is
- either the same word as haire (“made of hair”) as hair shirts were worn chiefly by paupers and penitents;
- or from earlier her, her(r)e (“gentleman”, 14th c.), from Middle High German hērre, with semantic pejoration (perhaps through ironic use).
Noun
hère m (plural hères)
- wretch (now only as pauvre hère, but formerly also on its own)
Etymology 2
18th century, likely borrowed from Dutch hert (“deer”).
Noun
hère m (plural hères)
- a young stag older than 6 months but not yet a brocket
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