hera

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See also: Hera, Héra, herą, and Herą

English

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Etymology

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Apparently a feminization of hero, replacing -o (suffix implying masculinity) with -a (“suffix implying femininity”). Sometimes capitalized as if assumed to be related to Hera.

Noun

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hera (plural heras)

  1. (uncommon) A female hero; a heroine, especially in lesbian or feminist circles.
    Synonym: shero

Anagrams

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *hëra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈherɑ/, [ˈhe̞rɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -erɑ
  • Syllabification(key): he‧ra

Noun

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hera

  1. whey
  2. blood serum

Declension

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Inflection of hera (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative hera herat
genitive heran herojen
partitive heraa heroja
illative heraan heroihin
singular plural
nominative hera herat
accusative nom. hera herat
gen. heran
genitive heran herojen
herain rare
partitive heraa heroja
inessive herassa heroissa
elative herasta heroista
illative heraan heroihin
adessive heralla heroilla
ablative heralta heroilta
allative heralle heroille
essive herana heroina
translative heraksi heroiksi
abessive heratta heroitta
instructive — heroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of hera (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative herani herani
accusative nom. herani herani
gen. herani
genitive herani herojeni
heraini rare
partitive heraani herojani
inessive herassani heroissani
elative herastani heroistani
illative heraani heroihini
adessive herallani heroillani
ablative heraltani heroiltani
allative heralleni heroilleni
essive heranani heroinani
translative herakseni heroikseni
abessive herattani heroittani
instructive — —
comitative — heroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative herasi herasi
accusative nom. herasi herasi
gen. herasi
genitive herasi herojesi
heraisi rare
partitive heraasi herojasi
inessive herassasi heroissasi
elative herastasi heroistasi
illative heraasi heroihisi
adessive herallasi heroillasi
ablative heraltasi heroiltasi
allative herallesi heroillesi
essive heranasi heroinasi
translative heraksesi heroiksesi
abessive herattasi heroittasi
instructive — —
comitative — heroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative heramme heramme
accusative nom. heramme heramme
gen. heramme
genitive heramme herojemme
heraimme rare
partitive heraamme herojamme
inessive herassamme heroissamme
elative herastamme heroistamme
illative heraamme heroihimme
adessive herallamme heroillamme
ablative heraltamme heroiltamme
allative herallemme heroillemme
essive heranamme heroinamme
translative heraksemme heroiksemme
abessive herattamme heroittamme
instructive — —
comitative — heroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative heranne heranne
accusative nom. heranne heranne
gen. heranne
genitive heranne herojenne
herainne rare
partitive heraanne herojanne
inessive herassanne heroissanne
elative herastanne heroistanne
illative heraanne heroihinne
adessive herallanne heroillanne
ablative heraltanne heroiltanne
allative herallenne heroillenne
essive herananne heroinanne
translative heraksenne heroiksenne
abessive herattanne heroittanne
instructive — —
comitative — heroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative heransa heransa
accusative nom. heransa heransa
gen. heransa
genitive heransa herojensa
herainsa rare
partitive heraansa herojaan
herojansa
inessive herassaan
herassansa 		heroissaan
heroissansa
elative herastaan
herastansa 		heroistaan
heroistansa
illative heraansa heroihinsa
adessive herallaan
herallansa 		heroillaan
heroillansa
ablative heraltaan
heraltansa 		heroiltaan
heroiltansa
allative heralleen
herallensa 		heroilleen
heroillensa
essive heranaan
heranansa 		heroinaan
heroinansa
translative herakseen
heraksensa 		heroikseen
heroiksensa
abessive herattaan
herattansa 		heroittaan
heroittansa
instructive — —
comitative — heroineen
heroinensa

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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hera f (genitive herae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of era

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative hera herae
genitive herae herārum
dative herae herīs
accusative heram herās
ablative herā herīs
vocative hera herae

References

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  • “hera”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “hera”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • hera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • hera in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “hera”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎[2]
  • “hera”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “hera”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Old English

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈxeː.rɑ/, [ˈheː.rɑ]

Noun

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hēra m

  1. follower, servant, one who obeys another
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      In þǣre þēode was in þā tīd Sǣberht cyning, Æðelberhtes swustorsunu ⁊ his hēra.
      At that time Seaberht was king of that province; he was the nephew and follower of Athelberht.

Declension

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Declension of hēra (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hēra hēran
accusative hēran hēran
genitive hēran hērena
dative hēran hērum

References

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Old Frisian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan. Cognate with Old English hīeran and Old Saxon hōrian.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈheːra/, [ˈhɛːra]

Verb

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hēra

  2. (transitive) to hear
  4. (transitive) to belong to
Inflection
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Conjugation of hēra (weak class 1)
infinitive hēra
indicative present past
1st person singular hēre hērde
2nd person singular hērest, hērst hērdest
3rd person singular hēreth, hērth hērde
plural hērath hērden
subjunctive present past
singular hēre hērde
plural hēre, hēren hērde, hērden
imperative present
singular hēre
plural hērath
participle present past
hērande ehēred, hēred
Descendants
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  • Saterland Frisian: here
  • West Frisian: hearre

Etymology 2

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From Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hērro, from Proto-West Germanic *hair (“grey-haired”), whence also the doublet of hār (“honourable”).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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hēra m

  2. lord
Descendants
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  • Saterland Frisian: Here

References

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  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, pages 28, 198

Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *hēr (“here, hither”).

Adverb

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hera

  1. hither

Polish

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Etymology

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Clipping of heroina.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hera f

  1. (slang) heroin

Declension

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Declension of hera
singular
nominative hera
genitive hery
dative herze
accusative herę
instrumental herą
locative herze
vocative hero

Further reading

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  • hera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese edra, from Latin hedera (“ivy”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hera f (plural heras)

  1. ivy (plant)
    Synonyms: (Trás-os-Montes) heradeira, (Trás-os-Montes) aradeira

Hypernyms

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Derived terms

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