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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch her-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
her-
- re-
- again
Usage notes
Not separable. When forming past participles, those generally aren't prepended with the prefix ge-.
Dutch
Etymology
From southern Middle Dutch her- (“re-, again”). Of uncertain origin, but mostly considered a borrowing from Old French re- or specifically its northern variant er-, from Latin re-. In certain contexts this prefix touched on the native Middle Dutch her- (“here, over”) as in hercōmen (“come over”); see German her- below. Compare the attested phrase wēder herhebben (“to get back”), where her- can be interpreted in both ways. The h-spelling was also reinforced by hypercorrection due to the phoneme's frailness in southern dialects. In some cases this also affected the unrelated prefixes er-, oor-, which see.
Pronunciation
Prefix
her-
- re-
- her- + laden (“to load”) → herladen (“to reload”)
Usage notes
Not separable. When forming past participles, it obviates the need to prepend with the prefix ge-.
Derived terms
German
Etymology
her in compounds.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /heːr/, , (stressed)
- IPA(key): /hɛr/, (unstressed before a consonant)
- IPA(key): /her/, (unstressed before a vowel)
Prefix
her-
- (stressed) Separable verbal prefix that indicates a movement towards the speaker.
- Antonym: hin-
- (unstressed) Adverbial prefix that indicates a movement towards the speaker.
- Synonym: (colloquial) r-
- Antonym: hin-
Derived terms
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