eru

See also: ERU, ēru, and -erũ

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 ...?

Conjugation

   Conjugation of vera

v
infinitive	vera
present participle	verandi
past participle	-
supine	verið
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
indicative	eg	tú	hann/hon/tað	vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present	eri	ert	er	eru
past	var	vart	var	vóru
imperative	–	tú	–	tit
present	—	ver!	—	verið!

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Icelandic

Verb

eru

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

   Menn eru illir.

   Men are evil.

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Japanese

Romanization

eru

1. Rōmaji transcription of える

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Malay

Alternative forms

• ru
• ارو‎
• رو‎

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(h)Aru, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)aru, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)aru, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *(h)aru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)aʀuhu.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

eru (Jawi spelling ارو)

1. casuarina (trees of the genus Casuarina)

Synonyms

• cemara / چمارا‎

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Palauan

Palauan cardinal numbers

<  1	2	3  >
Cardinal : eru

Etymology

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

Numeral

eru

1. two

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

ér +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [èːɾʉ]

  Rhymes: -èːɾʉ

Adjective

eru

1. scarred

   ja jer ɑlldes eru oppe øgöm

   I'm completely scarred on my face

Derived terms

• freikeneru (“freckled”)