Neuter
Ohr
Meaning
- (countable, mixed, neuter) the ear; the auditory organ
- (countable, mixed, neuter) the ear; the external visible part of the organ, the auricle
- (mixed, neuter) the overhanging part on the frame of a window or door
- (mixed, neuter) a highway interchange which is ear-shaped or ribbon-shaped
Concepts
Synonyms
Lauschlappen
Ohrwaschl
Hörorgan
Paukenhöhle
unerhört
eustachische Röhre
Ohrwascherl
Ohrwaschl
Gehöhr
Ohrwascherl
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
leffel
Basel-Landschaft
oor
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
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)
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