öra

See also: ora, Ora, óra, orá, orà, and oră

Icelandic

Noun

öra n

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

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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]

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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

Declension

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

• In informal usage, the definite plural may also take the form örona, öronas.

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

Anagrams

• öar

Further reading

• öra in Svensk ordbok.