das Ohr
noun · /oːr/ ·Etymology
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)
Translation
-
ear (the auditory organ)
mixed, neuter
Du musst lauter Sprechen, meine Ohren sind nicht mehr so gut.
You'll have to speak up, my ears aren't quite as good anymore.
Du hast wirklich ein Ohr für Musik.
You really have an ear for music.
- ear (the external visible part of the organ, the auricle) mixed, neuter
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ear (the ability and proclivity to understand and discern finer details of something, especially sound-based)
figuratively, mixed, neuter, uncountable
Er hat kein Ohr für Musik.
He has no ear for music.
- the overhanging part on the frame of a window or door mixed, neuter
- a highway interchange which is ear-shaped or ribbon-shaped mixed, neuter
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Ohr | Ohren |
| Accusative | Ohr | Ohren |
| Dative | Ohr | Ohren |
| Genitive | Ohres | Ohren |