öra

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ora"

Icelandic

Noun

öra n

1. indefinite genitive plural of ör (“scar”)

Swedish

Alternative forms

• ör (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Swedish ø̄ra, from Old Norse eyra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²øːra/, [²œ̞ːra]

• Audio:

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Noun

öra n

1. (anatomy) ear; the part of the body used to hear
2. ear; the handle of a cup, designed not to get warm when a hot liquid is poured in to the cup

Usage notes

• The plural öron is used at the start of compounds.
• In informal usage, the definite plural may also take the form örona, öronas.

Declension

Declension of öra
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	öra	örat	öron	öronen
Genitive	öras	örats	örons	öronens

Related terms

• inneröra
• ytteröra
• öronläkare
• öronpropp
• öronskydd
• öronvärmare
• örsnibb

 

See also

• dra öronen åt sig
• små grytor har också öron
• stå på örat
• vara idel öra
• vara på örat

Further reading

• öra in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• öar