Ohr

Meaning

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

Concepts

ear

ears

selvage

selvedge

things overheard

auditory meatus

eustachian tube

tympanic cavity

tympanic membrane

hearing

otic

ear lobe

hear

noise

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/oːr/

Etymology

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)

Sentences

Als Abteilungsleiter sollte man immer ein offenes Ohr für seine Mitarbeiter haben .

As a department head, you should always have an open ear for your employees.

Verzweifelt röchelte er dem Übersetzer noch etwas ins Ohr , das er aber nicht verstand .

Desperately, he rattled something in the translator's ear, which he did not understand.