Heer

Significat

army (ground forces)

Gènere

Neutre

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/heːr/

Etimologia

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").

Sents

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

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