"Er" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Ers [plural]
Etymology: From Turkish Er, or from Hokkien 余 (Îr) or Teochew 余 (e5). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tr|Er}} Turkish Er, {{bor|en|nan-hbl|余|tr=Îr}} Hokkien 余 (Îr), {{bor|en|nan-tws|余|tr=e5}} Teochew 余 (e5) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Er (countable and uncountable, plural Ers)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable

Noun [German]

IPA: /eːɐ̯/ Audio: De-Er.ogg Forms: er [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|de|noun|g=m}} Er m
  1. a person or animal of male gender, a male Tags: masculine Synonyms: Männchen
    Sense id: en-Er-de-noun-SNRwGBo~

Pronoun [German]

IPA: /eːɐ̯/ Audio: De-Er.ogg Forms: er [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|de|pronoun|cat2=personal pronouns}} Er
  1. (archaic) you (form of address to a male person of lower social standing than the speaker) Tags: archaic Derived forms: erzen
    Sense id: en-Er-de-pron-rFXiv4uz Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German personal pronouns, German pronouns, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of German personal pronouns: 7 93 Disambiguation of German pronouns: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97

Proper name [Tocharian B]

Etymology: Borrowed from Old Uyghur Er (“man”). Compare Turkish Er, Kyrgyz Erjan, and many other Turkic names. Etymology templates: {{bor|txb|oui|Er||man}} Old Uyghur Er (“man”), {{cog|tr|Er}} Turkish Er, {{cog|ky|Erjan}} Kyrgyz Erjan Head templates: {{head|txb|proper noun|g=m}} Er m
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine

Symbol [Translingual]

Head templates: {{head|mul|symbol}} Er
  1. (chemistry) Chemical symbol for erbium.

Proper name [Turkish]

Head templates: {{head|tr|proper noun|head=}} Er, {{tr-proper noun}} Er
  1. a male given name

Alternative forms

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        "a male given name"
      ],
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    }
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}

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        "Chemical symbol for erbium."
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        "(chemistry) Chemical symbol for erbium."
      ],
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        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
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}

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      },
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    },
    {
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      "expansion": "Er",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Turkish",
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  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Turkish given names",
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        "Turkish male given names",
        "Turkish proper nouns"
      ],
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        "a male given name"
      ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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