Ohrring

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ōrrinc, from Old High German ōrring, from Proto-West Germanic *auʀahring, equivalent to Ohr (“ear”) +‎ Ring (“ring”). Cognate with English earring.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoː(r)ˌrɪŋ/, [ˈʔoː(ɐ̯)ˌʁɪŋ]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Ohrring m (strong, genitive Ohrringes or Ohrrings, plural Ohrringe)

1. earring

Declension

Declension of Ohrring [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ohrring	die	Ohrringe
genitive	eines	des	Ohrringes, Ohrrings	der	Ohrringe
dative	einem	dem	Ohrring, Ohrringe1	den	Ohrringen
accusative	einen	den	Ohrring	die	Ohrringe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Ohrring” in Duden online
• “Ohrring” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache