Ohr

From Middle High German ôre, from Old High German ōra, from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, 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 هوش (huš)

• IPA^(key): /oːr/, [ʔoːɐ̯], [ʔɔɐ̯]

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• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Ohr n (mixed, genitive Ohres or Ohrs, plural Ohren, diminutive Öhrchen n)

1. (anatomy, countable) the ear; the auditory organ
2. (anatomy, countable) the ear; the external visible part of the organ, the auricle
3. (architecture) the overhanging part on the frame of a window or door
4. a highway interchange which is ear-shaped or ribbon-shaped

• (part of interchange): Schleife f

• (ear): Kopf m, Körper m

• (ear): Trommelfell n, Ohrmuschel f

• “Ohr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Ohr” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Ohr” in Duden online
• Ohr on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

From Middle Low German ôre, from Old Saxon ōra, from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔu̯ɾ/

Ohr n (plural Ohren)

1. ear

From Middle High German ore, from Old High German ōra, from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-. Compare German Ohr, Dutch oor, English ear.

Ohr n (plural Ohre)

1. ear (hearing organ)