/²hɛrːɛ/
UrsprungFrom Old Swedish hærre, hærra, from Old Norse herri, herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”). Hēr originally meant "grey-haired, old", and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), making it cognate with Old English hār (English hoar), and Old Norse hárr.
- common-gendera man, a gentleman, a sir (a respected man)
“Coordinate term: dam (“lady”)”
“Mina damer och herrar!” — [My] ladies and gentlemen!
“Vi talade med en äldre herre.” — We spoke to an older gentleman.
- common-gender, informalthe men's room, the men's (short for herrarnas toalett)
“Coordinate term: damernas”
“gå till herrarnas” — go to the men's room [as a location]
“gå på herrarnas” — go to [and use] the men's room
- common-gendera lord, a master (a man who has authority over something or someone)
“Ja, min herre och mästare. Säg vad jag ska göra så gör jag det, ty du är herre över mig.” — Yes, my lord and master. Tell me what to do and I will do it, for you are master over me.
“Människan vill göra sig till herre över naturkrafterna.” — Man wants to make himself master of the forces of nature.
“Ingen kan tjäna två herrar.” — No one can serve two masters.
- capitalized, common-gender, oftenLord
- common-genderLord
“Prisa Herren!” — Praise the Lord!
“Apollos [förde] mig en dag till sin fars grav [...]. Gravstenen pryddes av ett enkelt kors [...] och inskriften förkunnade att den döde hade avlidit i tron på sin frälsare, Herren Attis.” — One day, Apollos took me to his father's grave. The tombstone was adorned with a simple cross, and the inscription said that the deceased had died believing in his savior, the Lord Attis.
“När hans Herre sade till honom: "Underkasta dig Guds vilja!" svarade han: "Jag underkastar mig Guds [...] vilja."” — When his Lord said to him, "Submit to God's will!" he responded, "I submit to God's will."
Formerherre(indefinite, nominative, singular) · herres(genitive, indefinite, singular) · herren(definite, nominative, singular) · herrens(definite, genitive, singular) · herrar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · herrars(genitive, indefinite, plural) · herrarna(definite, nominative, plural) · herrarnas(definite, genitive, plural) · Herre(indefinite, nominative, singular) · Herres(genitive, indefinite, singular) · Herren(definite, nominative, singular) · Herrens(definite, genitive, singular) · -(indefinite, nominative, plural) · -(genitive, indefinite, plural) · -(definite, nominative, plural) · -(definite, genitive, plural) · Herran(definite, nominative, singular) · Herrans(definite, genitive, singular)