ear

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.2.2 See also 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Synonyms 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Verb 1.4.1.1 Translations 1.5 Anagrams 2 Old English 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Noun 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Noun 3 West Frisian 3.1 Noun

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[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪə(r)

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English ēare, from Proto-Germanic *auson, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-. Cognate with Dutch oor, German Ohr, Swedish öra; and with Ancient Greek οὖς, Latin auris, Russian ухо.

[edit] Noun

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ear (plural ears)

1. (countable) The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
2. (countable) The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.
3. (countable) (slang) A police informant.

   Quotations:

   • From the movie The Enforcer.

     If you don’t cooperate, I’ll put it out on the street that you’re an ear.

[edit] Derived terms

• Look at pages starting with ear.

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• aural

[edit] Etymology 2

Old English ēar

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ear (plural ears)

1. (countable) The fruiting body of a grain plant.

   He is in the fields, harvesting ears of corn.

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• head
• spike

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Old English erian

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to ear (third-person singular simple present ears, present participle earing, simple past and past participle eared)

1. (archaic) To plough.
   • 1595, William Shakespeare, Richard II

     That power I have, discharge; and let them go

     To ear the land that hath some hope to grow,

     For I have none.

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• Alphagram: aer
• are
• era

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology 1

Akin to Old Norse aur

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ēar m

1. sea
2. earth

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Proto-Germanic *ahiz, whence also Old High German ahir (German Ähre), Old Saxon ahar (Dutch aar), Old Norse ax. From a Proto-Indo-European root ak ('pointed'); compare Latin acus "needle"

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ēar

1. ear (of corn)

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ear n.

1. ear