oír

See also: oir, OIr, óir, òir, öir, oïr, -oir, and -óir

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese oyr, from Latin audīre, present active infinitive of audiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɔˈiɾ]

Verb

1. to hear
2. to listen
3. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of oír
4. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of oír

Further reading

• “oír”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish oir, from Latin audīre, present active infinitive of audiō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-is-d-, a compound of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis (“clearly, manifestly”) (from the root *h₂ew- (“to see, perceive”)) and *dʰh₁-ye/o- (“to render”). Compare French ouïr, Italian udire and Portuguese ouvir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈiɾ/ [oˈiɾ]

Verb

1. (intransitive) to hear

   ¡Oiga, por favor!

   Excuse me! (Literally "Hear, please!")

2. (transitive) to hear (passively perceive a sound)

   Oí ruidos extraños venir desde detrás de la puerta y tuve miedo.

   I heard strange noises coming from behind the door and got scared.

3. (transitive) to listen to (actively pay attention to a sound or a person speaking)

   Cada mañana oigo el canto de los pájaros.

   Every morning I listen to the singing of the birds.

4. (transitive) to heed; to listen to

Notes

Interchanging oír and escuchar is not considered correct, although this is very common in native speakers.

Derived terms

• de oídas
• oído cocina

Related terms

• oíble
• oído
• oidor
• oyente

See also

• escuchar

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001