ucho

See also: -ucho and ùchò

Caló

Etymology

Perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit अवश्या (avaśyā, “dew”)

Noun

ucho m

dew

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

ucho

Wikipedia ^cs

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech ucho, from Proto-Slavic *uxo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈuxo]
Audio: (file)

Noun

ucho n

ear (of a human, animal, puppet, humanoid robot, etc.)
V uších se jí třpytily briliantové náušnice. ― Brilliant earrings glittered at her ears.

být jedno ucho. ― to be all ears.

Usage notes

The irregular plural forms originated as the dual in Old Czech, while the regular plural forms below were the Old Czech plural. But the plurals are now simply split by meaning, no matter how many objects are being talked about.

Declension

Declension of ucho (velar neuter // neuter in -í/-ý irreg-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	ucho	uši
genitive	ucha	uší
dative	uchu	uším
accusative	ucho	uši
vocative	ucho	uši
locative	uchu	uších
instrumental	uchem	ušima

Noun

ucho n

anything resembling an ear:
1. handle (of a pot, jug, garbage can, shopping bag, trophy, etc.)
2. eye (of a needle)
3. ear flap (on a hat)
4. (glassblowing) protrusion at the edge of a plate of glass
5. used in folk names of various plants, e.g.:
  babí ucho ― greater plaintain (Plantago major) (literally, “granny's ear”)
  
  volské ucho ― greater plaintain (Plantago major) (literally, “ox's ear”)
  
  babské ucho ― common sage (Salvia officinalis) (literally, “granny's ear”)
  
  lví ucho ― Leonotis nepetifolia (literally, “lion's ear”)
  
  sloní ucho ― Haemanthus albiflos (literally, “elephant's ear”)
  
  mořské ucho ― Haliotis tuberculata (literally, “sea ear”)
(military slang) new recruit, rookie, green recruit
(derogatory) oaf (clumsy person)

Declension

Declension of ucho (velar neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	ucho	ucha
genitive	ucha	uch
dative	uchu	uchům
accusative	ucho	ucha
vocative	ucho	ucha
locative	uchu	uchách
instrumental	uchem	uchy

Related terms

Macanese

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈu.t͡ʃu/

Noun

ucho

kiss
Synonym: bêzo

Já vêm co unga ucho
He came offering a kiss

Atúto qui boniteza, ja dâ unga ucho pa su mai
Atúto is so sweet, he kissed his mother
(literally, “Atúto is so sweet, he gave a kiss to his mother”)

Usage notes

Appears to be more common than bêzo.

References

https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#u
Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988) “ucho”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 552
https://belamaquista.wordpress.com/2016/06/17/ucho/

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *uxo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈuxo/
IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈuxo/

Noun

ucho n

(anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)

Declension

Declension of ucho (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ucho	uši	ucha
genitive	ucha	ušú	uch
dative	uchu	ušima	uchóm
accusative	ucho	uši	ucha
vocative	ucho	uši	ucha
locative	ušě, uchu	ušú	ušiech
instrumental	uchem	ušima	uchy

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

Czech: ucho

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *uxo. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /uxɔ/
IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /uxɔ/

Noun

ucho n (related adjective uszny)

(anatomy, attested in Lesser Poland) ear (organ of hearing)
- 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter]‎^[1], Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament], pages 17, 48:
  Lud, iegosz iesm ne znal, sluszil my, w slusze vcha (in auditu auris) posluszal me
  [Lud, jegoż jesm nie znał, służył mi, w słusze ucha (in auditu auris) posłuszał mie]
(figuratively, attested in Greater Poland) ear (ability to hear)
- 1916 [second half of the 15th century], Stanisław Słoński, editor, Psałterz puławski‎^[2], Greater Poland, page 118 arg. 8:
  Bo nygeden stwyrdzon bywa, yen nye slucha duchownyma vszyma, czo by myal naszlyadowacz
  [Bo nijeden stwirdzon bywa, jen nie słucha duchownyma uszyma, co by miał naśladować]
(attested in Greater Poland) handle (grip of a basket, kettle etc.)
- 1908 [c. 1500], Bolesław Erzepki, editor, Przyczynki do średniowiecznego słownictwa polskiego. I. Glosy polskie wpisane do łacińsko-niemieckiego słownika drukowanego w roku 1490‎^[3], Lubiń, page 113:
  Ansa vcho albo rąkoyescz
  [Ansa ucho albo rękojeść]
- XV p. post., Wokabularz petersburski IV, esarskiej Biblioteki Publicznej w Petersburgu, sygn. Lat.F.ch.I.401, page 11:
  Duas ansas vszy
  [Duas ansas uszy]
- c. 1500, Wokabularz lubiński, Lubiń: inkunabuł Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego w Gnieźnie, sygn. Inc. 78d., page 10v:
  Ansa eyn handhab an eynem krug oder kandel vcho albo rąkoyescz
  [Ansa eyn handhab an eynem krug oder kandel ucho albo rękojeść]

Derived terms

adverbs

po uszy

nouns

verbs

nachylić ucho pf
poczuć uszyma pf

Related terms

nouns

Descendants

Polish: ucho
Silesian: ucho

References

Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “ucho”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
Mańczak, Witold (2017) “ucho”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “ucho”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Ewa Deptuchowa, Mariusz Frodyma, Katarzyna Jasińska, Magdalena Klapper, Dorota Kołodziej, Mariusz Leńczuk, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, editors (2023), “ucho”, in Rozariusze z polskimi glosami. Internetowa baza danych [Dictionaries of Polish glosses, an Internet database] (in Polish), Kraków: Pracownia Języka Staropolskiego Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Old Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *uxo. First attested in 1473.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /uxɔ/
IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /uxɔ/

Noun

ucho n

(anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)
(by extension) any object resembling an ear

Descendants

Slovak: ucho

References

Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “ucho”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

ucho

Wikipedia ^pl

ucho sense 1

ucho sense 5

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ucho. The irregular plural forms are the result of fossilization of the old dual forms.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈu.xɔ/

(Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈu.xɔ/
(Masovia):
- (Near Masovian) IPA^(key): /ˈu.xɔ/

Audio 1: (file)
Audio 2: (file)
Rhymes: -uxɔ
Syllabification: u‧cho

Noun

ucho n (diminutive uszko, augmentative uszysko, related adjective uszny)

(anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)
1. (anatomy) ear (external part of the organ of hearing; the auricle)
  Synonym: małżowina
(by extension) ear (ability to hear)
Synonym: słuch
(figuratively) ear (one who hears or listens)
ear, earflap (part of a hat that covers one's ears)
Synonym: nausznik
(architecture) orillon (semicircular projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, found in old fortresses)
Synonym: orylion
(expressive) Augmentative of uszko (“kreplach”)
(obsolete) dog-ear (folded corner of the page of a book or other publication, either due to having been read many times or intentionally as a sort of bookmark)

Usage notes

The genitive plural form uszów is rare.

The instrumental plural form uszyma is obsolete.

Declension

Declension of ucho

	singular	plural
nominative	ucho	uszy
genitive	ucha	uszu/uszów
dative	uchu	uszom
accusative	ucho	uszy
instrumental	uchem	uszami/uszyma
locative	uchu	uszach
vocative	ucho	uszy

Derived terms

adjectives

adverbs

nouns

particles

uszywiście

phrases

proverbs

verbs

jednym uchem wpuszczać impf, a drugim wypuszczać impf
kłaść w uszy impf
mieć po uszy impf
mieć swoje za uszami impf
nadstawić ucha pf, nadstawiać ucha impf
natrzeć uszu pf, nacierać uszu impf
nawijać makaron na uszy impf
nie uwierzyć własnym uszom pf, nie wierzyć własnym uszom impf
obić się o uszy pf, obijać się o uszy impf
odmrozić sobie uszy na złość mamie pf, odmrażać sobie uszy na złość mamie impf
położyć uszy po sobie pf, kłaść uszy po sobie impf
przejść przez ucho igielne pf, przechodzić przez ucho igielne impf
puścić mimo uszu pf, puszczać mimo uszu impf
siedzieć po uszy w gównie impf
sięgać prawą ręką do lewego ucha impf
słuchać jednym uchem impf
strzyc uszami impf
stulić uszy pf, stulać uszy impf
uszy spuchną pf, uszy puchną impf
uszy zwiędły pf, uszy więdną impf
uśmiechnąć się od ucha do ucha pf, uśmiechać się od ucha do ucha impf
wpaść w ucho pf, wpadać w ucho impf
wyciągnąć kogoś za uszy pf, wyciągać kogoś za uszy impf
wyjść uszami pf, wychodzić uszami impf
zadzwonić w uszach pf, dzwonić w uszach impf
zatkać uszy pf, zatykać uszy impf

Noun

ucho n (diminutive uszko, augmentative uszysko)

handle (grip of a basket, kettle, etc.)
eye (hole at the blunt end of a needle through which thread is passed)
(Near Masovian) eye (hole through which reins are passed through on a horsecollar)
(obsolete) end of a bag from the edges for tying
(obsolete, nautical, fishing) eye of a net in which the upper and lower ends of a sprit are attached

Declension

Declension of ucho

	singular	plural
nominative	ucho	ucha
genitive	ucha	uch
dative	uchu	uchom
accusative	ucho	ucha
instrumental	uchem	uchami
locative	uchu	uchach
vocative	ucho	ucha

Romani

Etymology

From Sanskrit उच्च (uchcha, “high, elevated”).

Adjective

ucho (feminine uchi, plural uche)

high

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ucho.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈu.xɔ/
Rhymes: -uxɔ
Syllabification: u‧cho

Noun

ucho n (diminutive uszko)

(anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)

Declension

Declension of ucho

	singular	plural
nominative	ucho	uszy
genitive	ucha	uszy/uszōw
dative	uchu	uszōm
accusative	ucho	uszy
instrumental	uchym	uszami
locative	uszu	uszach
vocative	ucho	uszy

Slovak

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:

ucho

Wikipedia ^sk

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak ucho, from Proto-Slavic *uxo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈu.xɔ/

Noun

ucho n (genitive singular ucha, nominative plural uši, uchá, genitive plural uší, úch, declension pattern of mesto)

ear
handle (of a basket, kettle etc.)
eye (the part of a needle)

Declension

#1

#2, #3

Declension of ucho

	singular	plural
nominative	ucho	uši
genitive	ucha	uší
dative	uchu	ušiam
accusative	ucho	uši
locative	uchu	ušiach
instrumental	uchom	ušami

Declension of ucho

	singular	plural
nominative	ucho	uchá
genitive	ucha	úch
dative	uchu	uchám
accusative	ucho	uchá
locative	uchu	uchách
instrumental	uchom	uchami

ucho

Caló

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Czech

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Noun

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Macanese

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Old Czech

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Old Polish

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Noun

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Old Slovak

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Noun

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Polish

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Noun

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Romani

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