ucho

See also: -ucho and ùchò

Caló

Etymology

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

Noun

ucho m

1. dew

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *uxo, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uxo/

• audio

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Noun

ucho n

1. ear
2. handle (of a pot)
3. eye (hole at the blunt end of a needle)

Declension

    declension of ucho

	singular	plural	dual
nominative	ucho	ucha	uši
genitive	ucha	uch	uší
dative	uchu	uchům	uším
accusative	ucho	ucha	uši
vocative	ucho	ucha	uši
prepositional	uchu	uchách	uších
instrumental	uchem	uchy	ušima

Usage notes

The dual form is used when talking about human or animal ears, no matter of their number (e. g. čtyři králičí uši = four rabbit ears), while the plural is used when referring to various ear-shaped objects (ucha hrnce = handles of a pot).

Related terms

• příušnice
• náušnice
• ušák
• ušanka
• ušní
• ucho Jidášovo

Further reading

• ucho in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• ucho in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *uxo, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuxɔ]

• audio

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Noun

ucho n

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

Declension

(body part)

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

(other meanings)

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

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Romani

Etymology

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

Adjective

ucho m (feminine uchi, plural uche)

1. high

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *uxo, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈu.xɔ]

Noun

ucho n (genitive singular ucha)

1. ear
2. handle (of a basket, kettle etc.)
3. 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

Further reading

• ucho in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk