eren

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eren"

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):

  • ploegen
  • beploegen
  • doorploegen
  • omploegen
Derived terms
  • eerder
  • eerlijn
  • eerlint
  • eerstok
  • omeren

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

eren

  1. plural of eer

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

ér +‎ -en

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛrɛn]
  • Hyphenation: eren

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
Conjugation of êren (weak)
infinitive base form êren
genitive êrens
dative êrene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular êre êre
2nd person singular êers, êres êers, êres
3rd person singular êert, êret êre
1st person plural êren êren
2nd person plural êert, êret êert, êret
3rd person plural êren êren
imperative
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
Conjugation of ēren (weak)
infinitive base form ēren
genitive ērens
dative ērene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular ēre ēre
2nd person singular ēers, ēres ēers, ēres
3rd person singular ēert, ēret ēre
1st person plural ēren ēren
2nd person plural ēert, ēret ēert, ēret
3rd person plural ēren ēren
imperative
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

  • eren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “eren (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “eren (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV

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
Conjugation of eren (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) eren, ere
present tense past tense
1st-person singular ere ered
2nd-person singular erest eredest
3rd-person singular ereth ered
subjunctive singular ere
imperative singular
plural1 eren, ere ereden, erede
imperative plural ereth, ere
participles erynge, erende ered, yered

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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)

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ارن (eren), from Old Anatolian Turkish ارن (eren), from Proto-Turkic *ēren, plural of Proto-Turkic *ēr. Cognate with Azerbaijani ərən, Kazakh ерен (eren).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: e‧ren

Noun

eren (definite accusative ereni, plural erenler)

  1. synonym of ermiş

Declension

Declension of eren
singular plural
nominative eren erenler
definite accusative ereni erenleri
dative erene erenlere
locative erende erenlerde
ablative erenden erenlerden
genitive erenin erenlerin

Derived terms

Further reading