"Er" meaning in German

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Noun

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

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 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of German personal pronouns: 5 95 Disambiguation of German pronouns: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97

Alternative forms

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          "english": "Wilhelm Meister's Journeyman Years",
          "ref": "1821, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre [Wilhelm Meister's Journeyman Years], volume 3:",
          "text": "Der alte Herr empfing mich mit großer Gravität, besah mich von oben bis unten, als ob er meine Geschicklichkeit aus mir herausphysiognomieren wollte. \"Versteht Er Sein Handwerk?\" sagte er zu mir.",
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          "ref": "1821, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre [Wilhelm Meister's Journeyman Years], volume 3:",
          "text": "Der alte Herr empfing mich mit großer Gravität, besah mich von oben bis unten, als ob er meine Geschicklichkeit aus mir herausphysiognomieren wollte. \"Versteht Er Sein Handwerk?\" sagte er zu mir.",
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