"herr" meaning in Swedish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛr/, [hærː] Audio: Sv-herr.ogg
Etymology: See herre (“lord, master, gentleman”) Etymology templates: {{m|sv|herre|t=lord, master, gentleman}} herre (“lord, master, gentleman”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} herr c, {{sv-noun|c}} herr c Inflection templates: {{sv-decl-noun|herr|herrn|herrar|herrarna|herrs|herrns|herrars|herrarnas|base=herr|definitions=|gender=Common}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], herr [indefinite, nominative, singular], herrn [definite, nominative, singular], herrar [indefinite, nominative, plural], herrarna [definite, nominative, plural], herrs [genitive, indefinite, singular], herrns [definite, genitive, singular], herrars [genitive, indefinite, plural], herrarnas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (dated or formal) Mr., Mister, gentleman, sir (respectful term of address or (part of a) title for an adult male – a form of herre) Tags: common-gender Related terms: herre, fru, fröken
    Sense id: en-herr-sv-noun-toJlPbui Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for herr meaning in Swedish (3.5kB)

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          "text": "Har herr Nilsson hört av sig än?",
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          "text": "Vad vill herrn ha till efterrätt?",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "english": "Yes, Mr. President",
          "text": "Ja, herr president",
          "type": "example"
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          "english": "At Solberga parsonage, the priest, herr Arne, sat at supper surrounded by all his household.",
          "ref": "1904, Selma Lagerlöf, The Treasure, archived from the original on 2019-12-18, page 6",
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          "type": "quotation"
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          "text": "Note: After the you-reform of the 1960's and 70's usage of the first name is seen as more proper, except under the most formal circumstances (e.g. military or royalty)."
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      "word": "herre"
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    {
      "word": "fru"
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          "english": "Have you heard from Mr. Nilsson yet?",
          "text": "Har herr Nilsson hört av sig än?",
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          "english": "What would you like for dessert, sir? (\"What would the gentleman like for dessert?\")",
          "text": "Vad vill herrn ha till efterrätt?",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "english": "Yes, Mr. President",
          "text": "Ja, herr president",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "english": "At Solberga parsonage, the priest, herr Arne, sat at supper surrounded by all his household.",
          "ref": "1904, Selma Lagerlöf, The Treasure, archived from the original on 2019-12-18, page 6",
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          "type": "quotation"
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          "sir",
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          "herre",
          "herre#Swedish"
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