"r-" meaning in German

See r- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From dialectal er-, from her- and/or dar-. Compare Dutch er. Etymology templates: {{cog|nl|er}} Dutch er Head templates: {{head|de|prefix}} r-
  1. (colloquial) Creates pronominal adverbs from prepositions with an initial vowel; in the standard language it is equivalent to her- or hin- depending on the context. This distinction is neglected in colloquial German. Tags: colloquial, morpheme Derived forms: ran, rauf, raus, rein, rin, rüber, rum, runter
    Sense id: en-r--de-prefix-PsFm1kqa Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries
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        },
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        },
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        },
        {
          "word": "rein"
        },
        {
          "word": "rin"
        },
        {
          "word": "rüber"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "runter"
        }
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        ]
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "rin"
    },
    {
      "word": "rüber"
    },
    {
      "word": "rum"
    },
    {
      "word": "runter"
    }
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}

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