Ohr

German

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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 ухо (úxo), Armenian ունկն (unkn), Albanian vesh, Persian گوش (guš)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /oːɐ/

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• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Noun

Ohr n (genitive Ohrs or Ohres, plural Ohren)

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
n gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Ohr	die	Ohren
genitive	eines	des	Ohres	der	Ohren
dative	einem	dem	Ohr, Ohre (archaic)	den	Ohren
accusative	ein	das	Ohr	die	Ohren

Hypernyms

• (ear): Kopf m, Körper m

Hyponyms

• (ear): Trommelfell n, Ohrmuschel f

Synonyms

• (part of interchange): Schleife f

Derived terms

• Außenohr n
• Eselsohr n
• ganz Ohr sein
• Innenohr n
• Mittelohr n
• Ohrenarzt m
• ohrenbetäubend
• Ohrfeige f
• Ohrensausen n
• Ohrenschmalz m
• Ohrenschützer m
• Ohrensessel m

• Ohropax
• Ohrmuschel f
• Ohrring m
• Ohrwurm m
• Ohrstöpsel m
• Öhr n
• die Ohren spitzen
• die Ohren steif halten
• Schlitzohr n
• übers Ohr hauen
• die Wände haben Ohren

References

• Ohr, on Wikipedia

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Low German

Noun

Ohr

1. Alternative spelling of Or.