Feminine
Meaning
- (feminine) honour
- (feminine) credit
- (feminine) kudos
Concepts
good reputation
honour to whom honour is due
Synonyms
guter Ruf
guter Name
Glorie
Ehrgefühl
eheliche Treue
Gesichtshaut
Vorzüglichkeit
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈeːʁə/
Etymology
In summary
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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