Ehre
Meaning
- (feminine) honour
- (feminine) credit
- (feminine) kudos
Concepts
honour
honor
reputation
kudos
prestige
face
honesty
glory
dignity
credit
honour to whom honour is due
duty
respectability
privilege
appearances
excellence
superiority
fame
good reputation
prosthesis
good name
adoration
homage
nobleness
award
prize
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈeːʁə/
Etymology
From Middle High German ēre, from Old High German ēra (“honour, fame, sense of honour”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aizō. Cognate with Old Norse eir (“pardon, gentleness”), Old Saxon ēra (“honour, protection, pardon, gift”), Old English ār (“honour, help, pardon”), and Latin aes-tumare (“to acknowledge, value”).
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