Ohr

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Bedeutung (English)

  1. (countable,mixed,neuter) the ear; the auditory organ
  2. (countable,mixed,neuter) the ear; the external visible part of the organ, the auricle
  3. (mixed,neuter) the overhanging part on the frame of a window or door
  4. (mixed,neuter) a highway interchange which is ear-shaped or ribbon-shaped

Synonyms

Lauschlappen

Ohrwaschl

Hörorgan

Paukenhöhle

unerhört

eustachische Röhre

Ohrwascherl

Ohrwaschl

Gehöhr

Ohrwascherl

Frequenz

B1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

leffel

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

oor

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/oːr/
Etymology (English)

From Middle High German ôre, from Old High German ōra, from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô. Akin to Dutch oor, English ear, West Frisian ear, Swedish öra, all ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-. Further Indo-European cognates: Latin auris, Lithuanian ausis, Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs), Russian у́хо (úxo), Old Armenian ունկն (unkn), Albanian vesh, Persian هوش (huš)

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