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.
- 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 |