ouïe

Meaning

  1. hearing, audition
  2. gill (breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals)
  3. f-hole, sound hole

Concepts

hearing

sense of hearing

ear
👂
audition
hear
listening
radio reception

auditory modality

auditory sense

sound hole
f-hole
earreach
earshot
gill
Synonyms

audition
écoute
auditif
oreille
👂
protecteur

réception radio

jugement
Frequency

C2
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/wi/
Etymology

Deverbal of ouïr, corresponding to Latin audīta < audītus. Compare Occitan ausida, Catalan oïda, Spanish oído, Portuguese ouvido, Italian udito, Romansch udida, Friulian uldide.

Cognate with Catalan
Catalan
oïda
Cognate with Spanish
Spanish
oído
Cognate with Portuguese
Portuguese
ouvido

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