her-

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch her-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɛr/

Prefix

her-

1. re-
2. 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

• IPA^(key): /ɦɛr/

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Prefix

her-

1. 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)

  • Audio

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• IPA^(key): /hɛr/, (unstressed before a consonant)
• IPA^(key): /her/, (unstressed before a vowel)

Prefix

her-

1. (stressed) Separable verbal prefix that indicates a movement.

   Antonym: hin-

2. (unstressed) Adverbial prefix that indicates a movement.

   Synonym: (colloquial) r-

   Antonym: hin-

Derived terms

• Verbs:

• Adverbs:

See also

• her