Er

See also: Appendix:Variations of "er"

Translingual

Symbol

Er

1. (chemistry) Symbol for erbium.

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German

Alternative forms

• er (for the pronoun; common spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːɐ̯/

• Audio

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Noun

Er m

1. a person or animal of male gender, a male

Synonyms

• (animal of male gender): Männchen

Antonyms

• Sie f

Pronoun

Er

1. (archaic) you (form of address to a male person)

   Was möchte Er von mir?

   What do you want from me?

   (literally, “What does he want from me?”)

Usage notes

This form of address sounds very archaic and is only used humorously or in some dialects (especially Berlin, Brandenburg and Mecklenburg), sometimes called Berliner Er. The common polite form of address is Sie.

Derived terms

• erzen

Further reading

• Er in Duden online
• Er in Duden online

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Turkish

Proper noun

Er

1. A male given name