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Er
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Appendix:Variations of "er"
Translingual
Symbol
mul symbol
erbium
mul Lanthanide series chemical elements
English
Etymology
From en tr Er, or from en nan-hbl 余 Îr or en nan-tws 余 e5.
Proper noun
~
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Er is the 61,436th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 327 individuals. Er is most common among White (63.91%) and Asian/Pacific Islander individuals (26.3%).
German
Alternative forms
de er for the pronoun; common spelling
Pronunciation
de /eːɐ̯/
de De-Er.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
de noun m
a person or animal of male gender, a male
de Männchen
de Sie<g:f>
Pronoun
de pronoun personal pronouns
de archaic you form of address to a male person of lower social standing than the speaker
de Was möchte Er von mir? What do you want from me? What does he want from me?
3 Der alte Herr empfing mich mit großer Gravität, besah mich von oben bis unten, als ob er meine Geschicklichkeit aus mir herausphysiognomieren wollte. "Versteht Er Sein Handwerk?" sagte er zu mir.
[Doktor:] Er ist ein interessanter Kasus. Subjekt Woyzeck, Er kriegt Zulage, halt Er sich brav. Zeig Er seinen Puls. Ja.
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 Dialekt#Berliner Er Berliner Er de. The common polite form of address is de Sie.
Derived terms
de erzen
Further reading
Er_Person_Mensch_Tier
Er_Anrede
Tocharian B
Etymology
Borrowed from txb oui Er man. Compare tr Er, ky Erjan, and many other Turkic names.
Proper noun
txb proper noun m
txb male
Further reading
Er 98
Turkish
Proper noun
tr male