eru

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eru"

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [erʊ]

Verb

eru

1. first/second/third-person plural present of vera (“to be”): are
   • vit eru føroyingar

     we are Faroese

   • eru tit eingilsmenn?

     are you Englishmen?

   • tey eru glað

     they are happy

   • tær eru tríggjar konur

     they are three women

   • teir eru fimm menn

     they are five men

   • tygum eru ov seint

     you (formal) are too late

   • eru tygum ...?

     are you ...?

Icelandic

Verb

eru

1. third-person plural present of vera (“to be”): they are

   Menn eru illir.

   Men are evil.

Japanese

Romanization

eru

1. Rōmaji transcription of える
2. Rōmaji transcription of エル

Malay

Alternative forms

• ru

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)aʀuhu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əru/
• Rhymes: -əru, -ru, -u

Noun

eru (Jawi spelling ارو, plural eru-eru or eru²)

1. casuarina (trees of the genus Casuarina)

   Synonym: cemara

Descendants

• Indonesian: eru

Further reading

• "eru" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Old Norse

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

eru

1. third-person plural indicative present of vera

Palauan

Palauan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : eru

Etymology

From Pre-Palauan *ruwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

eru

1. two