Ähre
German
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Etymology
From Old High German ahir, from Proto-Germanic *ahaz. Cognate with Dutch aar, English ear, West Frisian ier. Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).
Further Indo-European cognates: Latin aciēs (“edge”) and acus (“needle”), Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros), Russian острый (ostryj), Lithuanian ass (“sharp”), Tocharian B āk (“ear, awn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛːʀə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈeːʀə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Rhymes: -ɛːʀə
Audio: (file)
Noun
Ähre f (genitive Ähre, plural Ähren, diminutive Ährchen n)
- (botany, countable) the ear (of corn)
- Synonym: Getreideähre
- (botany, countable) the head, ear (of grass seed)
- Synonym: Grasähre
- (botany, countable) the spike (of a flower)
- Synonym: Blütenähre
Declension
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Korn n
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Ähre” in Duden online
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