öra
See also: ora, Ora, óra, orá, orà, and oră
Icelandic
Noun
öra n
- indefinite genitive plural of ör
Swedish
Alternative forms
- öör (dialectal)
Etymology
From Old Swedish ø̄ra, from Old Norse eyra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /øːra/, [œ̞ːra]
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Noun
öra n
- (anatomy) ear; the part of the body used to hear
- ear; the handle of a cup, designed not to get warm when a hot liquid is poured in to the cup
Declension
| Declension of öra | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | öra | örat | öron | öronen |
| Genitive | öras | örats | örons | öronens |
- In informal usage, the definite plural may also take the form örona, öronas.
Related terms
- inneröra
- ytteröra
- öronläkare
- öronskydd
- öronvärmare
- örsnibb
See also
- dra öronen åt sig
- stå på örat
- vara på örat