ere

(Английский)

Prep

Before; sooner than.

Adv

At an earlier time.

Conj

before.

Noun

Obsolete form of ear.

Contraction

A contraction of is, there, and the indefinite article. Mainly used in questions.

Произносится как (IPA)

/ɛə/

Этимология (Английский)

Унаследовано от среднеанглийский: er

Унаследовано от староанглийский: ǣr

Родственно авестийский: 𐬀𐬫𐬀𐬭

Родственно Saterfriesisch: eer

Родственно нидерландский: eer

Родственно немецкий: ehe

In summary

From Middle English er, from Old English ǣr (adverb, conjunction, and preposition), from Proto-West Germanic *airi, from Proto-Germanic *airiz, comparative of Proto-Germanic *airi (“early”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyeri (“day, morning”) (compare Avestan 𐬀𐬫𐬀𐬭 (ayar, “day”), Gk. ἠέριος (ēérios, “at daybreak”), see also era, Albanian herët (“early in the morning, at daybreak”) ). The adverb erstwhile retains the Old English superlative ǣrest (“earliest”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian eer (“before”), Dutch eer (“before, sooner than”), German ehe (“before”).

Синонимы

before

afore

first

1st

formerly

previously

sooner