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ere

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English er, from Old English ǣr (adverb, conjunction, and preposition), from Proto-West Germanic *airi, from Proto-Germanic *airiz, comparative of Proto-Germanic *airi (“early”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyeri (“day, morning”) (compare Avestan 𐬀𐬫𐬀𐬭 (ayar, “day”), Gk. ἠέριος (ēérios, “at daybreak”), see also era, Albanian herët (“early in the morning, at daybreak”) ). The adverb erstwhile retains the Old English superlative ǣrest (“earliest”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian eer (“before”), Dutch eer (“before, sooner than”), German ehe (“before”).

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  • yer [15th–16th c.]

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Adverb

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ere (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) At an earlier time. [10th–17th c.]

Preposition

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ere

  1. (poetic, archaic) Before; sooner than.
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Conjunction

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ere

  1. (poetic, archaic) Before.

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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ere (plural eres)

  1. Obsolete form of ear.
    • 1533, R. Saltwood, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      As plesaunt to the ere as the blacke sanctus Of a sad sorte vpon a mery pyn.

Etymology 3

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Formed from is + there + a/an.

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ere

  1. (chiefly Ireland, informal) A contraction of is, there, and the indefinite article. Mainly used in questions.
    'Ere bit o' bacon in it, Kathleen?

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Basque

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Etymology

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Unknown, the Biscayan form bere is probably more conservative. Potentially related to the pronoun bera.

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ere (not comparable)

  1. also, too

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Further reading

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  • “ere”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • “ere”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Coastal Konjo

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ere

  1. water

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Danish

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Verb

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ere

  1. (obsolete) present plural of være

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  • Plural verbs were made optional in 1900.
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Dutch

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ere

  1. (archaic) dative singular of eer

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Verb

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ere

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of eren

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Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *heredä. Possibly the same root as in erk. Compare Finnish hereä, Livvi herei and Veps hered.

Adjective

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ere (genitive ereda, partitive eredat, comparative eredam, superlative kõige eredam)

  1. bright

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Declension of ere (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ere eredad
accusative nom.
gen. ereda
genitive eredate
partitive eredat eredaid
illative eredasse eredatesse
eredaisse
inessive eredas eredates
eredais
elative eredast eredatest
eredaist
allative eredale eredatele
eredaile
adessive eredal eredatel
eredail
ablative eredalt eredatelt
eredailt
translative eredaks eredateks
eredaiks
terminative eredani eredateni
essive eredana eredatena
abessive eredata eredateta
comitative eredaga eredatega

Hungarian

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Etymology

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ér +‎ -e (possessive suffix)

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛrɛ]
  • Hyphenation: ere

Noun

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ere

  1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of ér

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative ere —
accusative erét —
dative erének —
instrumental erével —
causal-final eréért —
translative erévé —
terminative eréig —
essive-formal ereként —
essive-modal eréül —
inessive erében —
superessive erén —
adessive erénél —
illative erébe —
sublative erére —
allative eréhez —
elative eréből —
delative eréről —
ablative erétől —
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		eréé —
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		erééi —

Italian

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Noun

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ere f

  1. plural of era

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Latin

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Noun

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ere

  1. vocative singular of erus

Manchu

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Romanization

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ere

  1. Romanization of ᡝᡵᡝ

Middle Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From Old Dutch ēra, from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aizō.

Noun

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êre f

  1. glory, fame
  2. honour, respect
  3. worship
  4. decency, etiquette
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  • Dutch: eer
    • Afrikaans: eer
    • Negerhollands: eer
  • Limburgish: ieër

Etymology 2

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Adverb

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êre

  1. Alternative form of êer

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Article

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êre

  1. feminine genitive/dative singular of êen

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English ēare, from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws.

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ere (plural eren or eres)

  1. The ear (organ that receives sound):
    1. The auricle; the outside of the ear.
    2. The ear canal; the inside channel of the ear.
  2. The sense of hearing; the ability to hear.
  3. The level of attention given to someone speaking.
  4. A handle or grip.
  5. A portion of the heart with an earlike shape.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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ere

  1. Alternative form of eere (“ear of grain”)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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ere

  1. Alternative form of here (“army”)

Etymology 4

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Determiner

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ere

  1. Alternative form of here (“their”)

Etymology 5

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Determiner

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ere

  1. Alternative form of hire (“her”)

Pronoun

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ere

  1. Alternative form of hire (“hers”)

Etymology 6

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Verb

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ere

  1. Alternative form of aren

Etymology 7

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Verb

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ere

  1. Alternative form of eren (“to plough”)

Murui Huitoto

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛɾɛ]
  • Hyphenation: e‧re

Root

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ere

  1. giant anteater

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Namia

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Noun

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ere

  1. woman

References

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  • transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66

Old Frisian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aizō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oys-éh₂. Cognates include Old English āre, Old Saxon ēra and Old Dutch ēra.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeːre/, [ˈɛːre]

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ēre f

  1. honour

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Declension of ēre (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative ēre ēra
accusative ēre ēra
genitive ēre ēra, ērena
dative ēre ērum, ērem, ēron

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  • Saterland Frisian: Eere
  • West Frisian: eare

References

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  • Köbler, Gerhard, Altfriesisches Wörterbuch (4th edition 2014)
  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Purari

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Noun

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ere

  1. water

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  • The Structural Violence of Resouce Extraction in the Purari Delta, in Tropical Forests Of Oceania: Anthropological Perspectives
  • Comparative wordlists (Karl James Franklin, Summer Institute of Linguistics) (1975)
  • Transnewguinea.org, citing G. E. MacDonald, The Teberan Language Family, pages 111-121, in The Linguistic Situation in the Gulf District and Adjacent Area, Papua New Guinea (editor K. J. Franklin) (1973)

Romanian

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Noun

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ere f

  1. inflection of eră:
    1. indefinite plural
    2. indefinite genitive/dative singular

Sa

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Noun

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ere

  1. village

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeɾe/ [ˈe.ɾe]
  • Rhymes: -eɾe
  • Syllabification: e‧re

Etymology 1

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Noun

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ere f (plural eres)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter R/r.
    Synonym: (represents both r and rr) erre
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Verb

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ere

  1. (colloquial) Apocopic form of eres; you are
    • 2019, “La venda”, in Amuza, performed by Miki Núñez:
      La venda ya cayó y serás como querías / Lo que ere, lo que ere, ere, ere, e
      The blindfold fell and you'll be however you wanted to be / What you are, what you are, you are, you are, a—

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Swedish

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Contraction

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ere

  1. (colloquial) Contraction of är det (“is it, it is”).

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Spanish aire, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr). Doublet of arya.

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ere (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜒ)

  1. air
    Synonym: hangin
    • 2017, Ladlad 2: An Anthology of Philippine Gay Writing, Anvil Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:
      Dapat matigas, di iyakin, di lumilipad ang kamay sa ere.
      I must act tough, not a crybaby, not with the hands fluttering in the air.
    • 2017, Penguin20, Altheria: School of Alchemy Book 1‎[2], Psicom Publishing Inc, page 47:
      Ito rin ang unang beses kong makakita ng Flying Board na parang skate board na lumilipad sa ere.
      This is also the first time I have seen a Flying Board, which is like a skateboard flying in the air.
  2. sky
    Synonym: himpapawid
  3. (figurative) arrogance
    Synonym: kahambugan
  4. (music, dated) tempo
    Synonym: bilis
  5. (music, dated) air (melody); tune
    Synonyms: himig, melodiya, tono
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Spanish ere, the Spanish name of the letter R/r.

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ere (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜒ)

  1. (historical) the name of the Latin-script letter R/r, in the Abecedario
    Synonyms: (in the Filipino alphabet) ar, (in the Abakada alphabet) ra
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  • “ere”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “ere”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 19

Tocharian B

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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ere m

  1. appearance, complexion (of skin)

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Further reading

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  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ere”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN

Turkish

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Noun

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ere

  1. dative singular of er

Vilamovian

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Etymology

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From Old High German ēra.

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ēre f

  1. homage, honor
  2. fame

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Adverb

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ere

  1. Alternative form of eyver

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 38

Yoruba

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Etymology 1

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èrè

  1. advantage, reward
  2. profit, reward
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  • This noun is normally used with the verb jẹ.
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Etymology 2

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Erè

From Proto-Yoruba *e-rè, from Proto-Edekiri *e-rè, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *é-lè, compare with Igala élè, Olukumi érè

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erè

  1. python, specifically the Ball python, regarded as a symbol of the rainbow spirit, Òṣùmàrè
    Synonyms: òṣùmàrè, òjòlá

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Ère òrìṣà Èṣù méjì

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ère

  1. statue, figurine, sculpture
    ó gbẹ́ igi ní ère ― He carved a wooden sculpture
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  • This word is usually used with three verbs, gbẹ́ (“to carve”), mọ (“to mold”), or yá (“to make a metal image”), normally depending on the medium the sculpture is made in.
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Etymology 4

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Àwọn ọmọdé tó ń ṣe eré bọ́ọ̀lù afẹsẹ̀gbá
 
Àwọn ọmọbìnrin tó ń ṣe eré kan
 
Àwọn tó ń ṣe eré ìtàgé olórin kan

Compare with Igala úlé

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eré

  1. physical play
    Synonyms: aré, iré
  2. game
    Ẹ kúrò nídìí ìdò, eré ọmọdé ni ― Stop playing with the ido seeds, it's a child's game
  3. race, run
    Synonym: eré ìje
    Eré tí ajá fogún ọdún sá; ìrìn fàájì ni fẹ́ṣin
    The race that took the dog twenty years to run is a leisurely stroll for the horse.
  4. drama, musical, play
  5. television show, movie, film
    Synonyms: fíìmù, sinimá
  6. joke, fun
    Synonyms: àwàdà, àpárá
    mo ń ṣe eré ni ― I am only joking
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  • Brazilian Portuguese: erê

Etymology 5

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From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ré (“to swell”).

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èré

  1. inflamed or swollen part of the body

Etymology 6

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From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ré (“to curse”).

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èré

  1. curse
    Synonyms: èpè, èèdì, ègún
    ó fi wá ré èré ― He put curses on us

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ere

  1. afternoon
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