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  • er ˉ pronoun
    1. he
    Commentary:
    • When stressed, used as a mark of respect in addressing a person, usually a clergyman.
    • When not stressed in a sentence, especially in a question, it is pronounced e and in pronunciation is joined to the preceding word like an enclitic: kann er lese? = kanner lese? wann er mitwill = wanner mitwill.
    Etymology: G er