Ohr
See also: Öhr
German
Ein menschliches Ohr — A human ear. (1)
Ohr — ear (1, 2)
Ohr — interchange (4)
Etymology
From Old High German ōra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô. Akin to Dutch oor, English ear, West Frisian ear, Swedish öra, all ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-.
Further Indo-European cognates: Latin auris, Lithuanian ausis, Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs), Russian у́хо (úxo), Old Armenian ունկն (unkn), Albanian vesh, Persian گوش (guš)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oːr/, [oːɐ̯]
audio (file) - Rhymes: -oːɐ̯
Noun
Ohr n (genitive Ohrs or Ohres, plural Ohren, diminutive Öhrchen n)
- (anatomy, countable) The ear; the organ of hearing
- (anatomy, countable) The ear; the external visible part of the organ, the auricle
- (architecture) The overhanging part on the frame of a window or door.
- A highway interchange which is ear-shaped or ribbon-shaped.
Declension
Declension of Ohr
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Ohr | die | Ohren |
| genitive | eines | des | Ohres, Ohrs | der | Ohren |
| dative | einem | dem | Ohr, Ohre1 | den | Ohren |
| accusative | ein | das | Ohr | die | Ohren |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Synonyms
- (part of interchange): Schleife f
Hypernyms
- (ear): Kopf m, Körper m
Hyponyms
- (ear): Trommelfell n, Ohrmuschel f
Derived terms
- Außenohr
- die Ohren spitzen
- die Ohren steif halten
- die Wände haben Ohren
- Eselsohr
- ganz Ohr sein
- Innenohr
- Mittelohr
- offenes Ohr
- Öhr
- Ohrenarzt
- ohrenbetäubend
- Ohrensausen
- Ohrenschmalz
- Ohrenschützer
- Ohrensessel
- Ohrfeige
- Ohrmuschel
- Ohropax
- Ohrring
- Ohrstöpsel
- Ohrwurm
- Schlitzohr
- übers Ohr hauen
Further reading
- Ohr in Duden online
Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon ōra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔu̯ɾ/
Noun
Ohr n (plural Ohren)
- ear
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Old High German ōra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-. Compare German Ohr, Dutch oor, English ear.
Noun
Ohr n (plural Ohre)
- ear (hearing organ)