hera

See also: Hera, Héra, herą, and Herą

English

Etymology

Apparently a feminization of hero, replacing -o (suffix implying masculinity) with -a (“suffix implying femininity”). Sometimes capitalized as if assumed to be related to Hera.

Noun

hera (plural heras)

1. (uncommon) A female hero; a heroine, especially in lesbian or feminist circles.

   Synonym: shero

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:hera.

Anagrams

• Ahre, Hare, RHAe, Rahe, Rhea, hare, hear, rhea

Albanian

Noun

hera

1. definite nominative singular of herë

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hëra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈherɑ/, [ˈhe̞rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -erɑ
• Syllabification^(key): he‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): he‧ra

Noun

hera

1. whey
2. blood serum

Declension

Inflection of hera (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		hera	herat
genitive		heran	herojen
partitive		heraa	heroja
illative		heraan	heroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hera	herat
accusative	nom.	hera	herat
	gen.	heran
genitive		heran	herojen herain rare
partitive		heraa	heroja
inessive		herassa	heroissa
elative		herasta	heroista
illative		heraan	heroihin
adessive		heralla	heroilla
ablative		heralta	heroilta
allative		heralle	heroille
essive		herana	heroina
translative		heraksi	heroiksi
abessive		heratta	heroitta
instructive		—	heroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hera (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative herani herani accusative nom. herani herani gen. herani genitive herani herojeni heraini rare partitive heraani herojani inessive herassani heroissani elative herastani heroistani illative heraani heroihini adessive herallani heroillani ablative heraltani heroiltani allative heralleni heroilleni essive heranani heroinani translative herakseni heroikseni abessive herattani heroittani instructive — — comitative — heroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative herasi herasi accusative nom. herasi herasi gen. herasi genitive herasi herojesi heraisi rare partitive heraasi herojasi inessive herassasi heroissasi elative herastasi heroistasi illative heraasi heroihisi adessive herallasi heroillasi ablative heraltasi heroiltasi allative herallesi heroillesi essive heranasi heroinasi translative heraksesi heroiksesi abessive herattasi heroittasi instructive — — comitative — heroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative heramme heramme accusative nom. heramme heramme gen. heramme genitive heramme herojemme heraimme rare partitive heraamme herojamme inessive herassamme heroissamme elative herastamme heroistamme illative heraamme heroihimme adessive herallamme heroillamme ablative heraltamme heroiltamme allative herallemme heroillemme essive heranamme heroinamme translative heraksemme heroiksemme abessive herattamme heroittamme instructive — — comitative — heroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative heranne heranne accusative nom. heranne heranne gen. heranne genitive heranne herojenne herainne rare partitive heraanne herojanne inessive herassanne heroissanne elative herastanne heroistanne illative heraanne heroihinne adessive herallanne heroillanne ablative heraltanne heroiltanne allative herallenne heroillenne essive herananne heroinanne translative heraksenne heroiksenne abessive herattanne heroittanne instructive — — comitative — heroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative heransa heransa accusative nom. heransa heransa gen. heransa genitive heransa herojensa herainsa rare partitive heraansa herojaan herojansa inessive herassaan herassansa heroissaan heroissansa elative herastaan herastansa heroistaan heroistansa illative heraansa heroihinsa adessive herallaan herallansa heroillaan heroillansa ablative heraltaan heraltansa heroiltaan heroiltansa allative heralleen herallensa heroilleen heroillensa essive heranaan heranansa heroinaan heroinansa translative herakseen heraksensa heroikseen heroiksensa abessive herattaan herattansa heroittaan heroittansa instructive — — comitative — heroineen heroinensa

Synonyms

• (blood serum): verihera, seerumi, veriseerumi

Derived terms

• herainen
• Herala
• hereä
• herua

compounds

• herajauhe
• herajuusto
• herakalvo
• heraproteiini
• herasilmä
• heratiiviste
• juustohera
• verihera

Further reading

• “hera”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ.ra]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɛː.ra]

Noun

hera f (genitive herae, masculine herus); first declension

1. alternative form of era: mistress of the house
   • 166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria 687–688:

     MȲSĪS: Ōrāre iussit, sī sē ames herā, iam ut ad sēsē veniās: / vidēre ait tē cupere.

     MYSIS: [Glycerium] told me to ask, if you are in love with [my] mistress, that you should come to her now: she says she longs to see you.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	hera	herae
genitive	herae	herārum
dative	herae	herīs
accusative	heram	herās
ablative	herā	herīs
vocative	hera	herae

References

• “hera”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “hera”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "hera", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “hera”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “hera”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎
• “hera”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “hera”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hārijā, from Proto-Germanic *hērijǭ.

Noun

*hēra f

1. fur cloak

Inflection

Declension of hēra (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	hēra	hēra, hēron
accusative	hēra, hēron	hēra, hēron
genitive	hēron	hērono
dative	hēron	hēron

References

• “hēra”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxeː.rɑ/, [ˈheː.rɑ]

Noun

hēra m

1. follower, servant, one who obeys another
   • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     In þǣre þēode was in þā tīd Sǣberht cyning, Æðelberhtes swustorsunu ⁊ his hēra.

     At that time Seaberht was king of that province; he was the nephew and follower of Athelberht.

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	hēra	hēran
accusative	hēran	hēran
genitive	hēran	hērena
dative	hēran	hērum

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “héra”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxeː.rɑ/, [ˈheː.rɑ]

Noun

hēra

1. genitive plural of hēr

Old Frisian

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan. Cognate with Old English hīeran and Old Saxon hōrian.

Alternative forms

• (Late Old Frisian) heera

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheːra/, [ˈhɛːra]

Verb

hēra

2. (transitive) to hear
4. (transitive) to belong to

Inflection

Conjugation of hēra (weak class 1)

infinitive	hēra
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	hēre	hērde
2nd person singular	hērest, hērst	hērdest
3rd person singular	hēreth, hērth	hērde
plural	hērath	hērden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	hēre	hērde
plural	hēre, hēren	hērde, hērden
imperative	present
singular	hēre
plural	hērath
participle	present	past
	hērande	ehēred, hēred

Descendants

• Saterland Frisian: here
• West Frisian: hearre

Etymology 2

From Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hērro, from Proto-West Germanic *hair (“grey-haired”), whence also the doublet of hār (“honourable”).

Alternative forms

• hēr

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈherːa/

Noun

hēra m

2. lord

Descendants

• Saterland Frisian: Here

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009), An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, pages 28, 198

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hēr (“here, hither”).

Adverb

hera

1. hither

Polish

Etymology

Clipping of heroina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɛ.ra/
• Rhymes: -ɛra
• Syllabification: he‧ra
• Homophones: Hera, chera

Noun

hera f

1. (slang) heroin

Declension

Declension of hera

	singular
nominative	hera
genitive	hery
dative	herze
accusative	herę
instrumental	herą
locative	herze
vocative	hero

Further reading

• hera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• hera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese edra, from Latin hedera (“ivy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ɾɐ/

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• Hyphenation: he‧ra
• Homophones: era, Hera
• Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ

Noun

hera f (plural heras)

1. ivy (plant)

   Synonyms: (Trás-os-Montes) heradeira, (Trás-os-Montes) aradeira

Hypernyms

• trepadeira

Derived terms

• hera venenosa

Further reading

• “hera”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “hera”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025