Heer

Betekenis

army (ground forces)

Geslag

Onsydig

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/heːr/

Etimologie

From Middle High German her, from Old High German heri, from Proto-West Germanic *hari, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“war, struggle”).
Cognates include Old Norse herr (“crowd, troops”) (> Danish hær (“troops”))), Dutch heer (“army”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 (harjis, “army, host”), Old English here (“army”). Relation to Sanskrit कुल (kula, “flock, herd, family”) has been theorised. False cognate of Spanish ejército, from Latin exerceo ("I exercise, I oversee").

Sinne

Im Glauben an einen sicheren Sieg marschierte der Sultan mit seinem Heer .

Believing in a sure victory, the Sultan marched with his army.