Polyglot Dictionary

Heer

/heːɐ̯/

das noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Military Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Heere

Meaning

  1. army

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Collective

Similar words

Armee

Armee is the general word for "army," also used metaphorically, like "an army of fans"; Heer specifically means the land forces, as opposed to the navy or air force.

Similar in other languages

French

armée

armée is the French word for the same thing — both mean "army."

Portuguese

exército

exército is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "army."

Practice

1 What does Heer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ zog in die Schlacht.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Heer?

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