er-

Meaning

1. (morpheme) Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a successful conclusion, leads to the wanted result.
2. (morpheme) Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates killing or dying.
3. (morpheme) Prefix signifying a notion of getting something by some means, usually through conscious effort.

Concepts

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Synonyms

an-

los-

ver-

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛɐ̯/

Etymology

From Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic *uz-. Cognate with Old Saxon ā-, English a-.