Heer

Meaning

army (ground forces)

Concepts

army

military

host

troops

soldiers

legion

armed forces

Army

force

hosts

military forces

war

land forces

array

Sabaoth

FAS

forces

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/heːr/

Etymology

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").

Sentences

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

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