ears

See also: EARs

English

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ɪɹz/, /ɪəɹz/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ɪəz/, /ɪə(ɹ)z/
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Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)z

Noun

ears

plural of ear

Derived terms

Verb

ears

third-person singular simple present indicative of ear

Anagrams

Sare, eras, arse, AREs, Sera, Ersa, ERAs, reas, Sear, sera, sear, RASE, SERA, rase, Ares, ares, ARSE, sare

Old English

Alternative forms

ærs

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ars, from Proto-Germanic *arsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁orsos. Cognate with Old Frisian ers, Old Saxon ars, Old High German ars, Old Norse ars ~ rass, and more distantly with Old Armenian ոռ (oṙ, “ass”) and Modern Greek ουρά (ourá, “tail”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /æ͜ɑrs/, [æ͜ɑrˠs]

Noun

ears m

butt, arse

Declension

Declension of ears (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ears	earsas
accusative	ears	earsas
genitive	earses	earsa
dative	earse	earsum

Derived terms

earsende
earsgang
earsling
earslȳre
earsode
earsþyrel
openears

Descendants

Middle English: ars, arce, ers, eres, hars, hers, aars
- English: arse, ass
- Scots: ers, airse

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