hr.

hr. (plural hrs.)

1. hour, Alternative spelling of hr.

• R/H, RH, Rh

Earlier also written herr, a short form of herre (“gentleman, mister, master”). Titles tend to be shortened in a pretonic position in Danish, compare frue > fru (“Mrs.”), konge > kong (“King ...”), greve > grev (“Count ...”).

• IPA^(key): /hɛr/, [ˈhaɐ̯]

hr. (uninflected)

1. (title) mister, Mr.

• Used in direct address (vocative) or prefixed with a personal name, e.g. Kom indenfor, hr., Jeg mødte hr. Jensen i går.
• In the present Danish language, it is unusual to refer to another person with a title and the last name, even in formal contexts.

• “hr.” in Den Danske Ordbog

Abbreviation of herra (“mister, sir”).

hr. m (indeclinable)

1. Mr.