LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuter

er1

er n or f (indeclinable)
Classical[ˈɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛr]

Meaning

  1. feminineindeclinableneuterThe name of the letter R.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—ērēs
genitiveērisērum
dativeērīēribus
accusativeēremērēs
ablativeēreēribus
vocative—ērēs

Er (Her), Eris, m.,
I. a Pamphylian, who, according to legend (cited in Plato Polit. 10, 12, p. 626), rose from the dead, Cic. Rep. 6, 3; 6 sq.

Origins

Descendants
  • Spanisherre
  • Frencherre
  • Italianerre
noun · masculinethird declension
ēr2
ēr m (genitive ēris)
Classical[ˈeːr]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛr]

Meaning

  1. hedgehog

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeērērēs
genitiveērisērum
dativeērīēribus
accusativeēremērēs
ablativeēreēribus
vocativeērērēs

ēr, ēris, m. χήρ,
I. a hedgehog, Nemes. Cyneg. 57.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *hēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr (“hedgehog”) (whence also Ancient Greek χήρ (khḗr, “hedgehog”)), a root noun from *ǵʰer- (“to be excited, be bristly”), whence also Ancient Greek χοῖρος (khoîros, “young pig”) and Albanian derr (“pig”) from *ǵʰór-yos.

Quick answers

What does er mean in Latin?
er, a noun, means “The name of the letter R.”.
How do you pronounce er?
In classical Latin, [ˈɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛr].