Ohr

See also: Öhr

German
Ein menschliches Ohr — A human ear. (1)
Ohr — ear (1, 2)
Ohr — interchange (4)

Etymology

From Old High German ōra, 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 گوش‎ (guš)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /oːr/, [oːɐ̯]
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  • Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Noun

Ohr n (genitive Ohrs or Ohres, plural Ohren, diminutive Öhrchen n)

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

Declension
Declension of Ohr
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Ohr die Ohren
genitive eines des Ohres,
Ohrs		 der Ohren
dative einem dem Ohr,
Ohre1		 den Ohren
accusative ein das Ohr die Ohren
1Now uncommon, see notes

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Further reading
  • Ohr in Duden online

Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon ōra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔu̯ɾ/

Noun

Ohr n (plural Ohren)

  1. ear

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Old High German ōra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-. Compare German Ohr, Dutch oor, English ear.

Noun

Ohr n (plural Ohre)

  1. ear (hearing organ)
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