Gehör

See also: gehör

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gehœre f, from Old High German *gihōra f (attested as acc. sg. kehorun); equivalent to ge- +‎ hören. Compare Dutch gehoor. An originally more common formation was Middle High German gehœrde f, n, from Old High German gihōrida f. The latter is cognate with Old Dutch *gehōrtha (attested as gehortoir, scribal error for dat. sg. gehorton), Old Saxon gihōritha.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəˈhøːɐ̯/
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Rhymes: -øːɐ̯

Noun

Gehör n (genitive Gehörs or Gehöres, no plural)

hearing (sense or faculty of perceiving and interpreting sound)
(in certain constructions) attention; being heard; being listened to
sich Gehör verschaffen ― to make oneself heard
Gehör finden ― to be heard, to be appreciated (opinion, idea etc.)

Declension

Declension of Gehör (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gehör
genitive	eines	des	Gehörs
dative	einem	dem	Gehör
accusative	ein	das	Gehör

Derived terms

Gehörgang
Gehörsinn