oír

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to hear
2. (transitive) to hear (passively perceive a sound)
3. (transitive) to listen to (actively pay attention to a sound or a person speaking)
4. (transitive) to heed; to listen to

Hyphenated as

o‧ír

Pronounced as (IPA)

/oˈiɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish oir, from Latin audīre, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-is-d-, a compound of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis (“clearly, manifestly”) (from the root *h₂ew- (“to see, perceive”)) and *dʰh₁-ye/o- (“to render”). Compare French ouïr, Italian udire, Portuguese ouvir, and Romanian auzi.