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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₃eros (“elevated”).
Adverb
heri
- on a mountain
Icelandic
Noun
heri
- indefinite accusative plural of her
Interlingua
Etymology
From Latin heri.
Adverb
heri
- yesterday
Antonyms
Japanese
Romanization
heri
- Rōmaji transcription of へり
Latin
Etymology
Probably a remodelling of here < Proto-Italic *hezi with the o-stem locative ending of domī, afterwards affected by iambic shortening. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyés.
Pronunciation
Adverb
herī̆ (not comparable)
- yesterday
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “tomorrow”): crās
Derived terms
Descendants
- Balkan Romance:
- Dalmatian:
- Italo-Romance:
- Padanian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Occitano-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Insular Romance:
- Borrowings:
References
Further reading
- “heri”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “heri”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “heri”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hari, see also Old English here, Old Norse herr.
Noun
heri n or m
- army
Declension
Dative plural heriun
Descendants
Old Norse
Etymology
Related to the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *hasô.
Noun
heri m
- hare
Descendants
References
- “heri”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “heri”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “heri”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Entry "heri" on page 195 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From Dutch heel.
Adjective
heri
- complete, full, whole
Adverb
heri
- very
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خَيْر (ḵayr).
Pronunciation
Noun
heri (n class, plural heri)
- happiness, good (things)
- kila la heri ― all the best
- kheri ya sikukuu yako ya kuzaliwa ― happy birthday (literally, “happiness of your holiday of birthing”)
Derived terms
Adverb
heri
- better (when beginning a clause, "it is better that...")