die Uhr
noun · /uːr/ ·Etymology
From late Middle High German ūre, from Middle Low German ûre (“hour”), from Middle Dutch ure, from Old Dutch *ūra, from Old French houre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- (“year, season”). The word was borrowed in the late 14th century when the diphthongization of -ū- into -ou-, -au- was already complete in most dialects; a shifted form exists, however, in dialects (compare Luxembourgish Auer). In German, the word early on developed the sense “timing device”, not present in other languages. Compare further Dutch uur, English hour, French heure. Doublet of Jahr.
Translation
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hours, o'clock (indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period)
feminine, invariable
Es ist vier Uhr.
It is four o'clock.
Es ist vier Uhr zwölf.
It is twelve minutes past four.
Wie viel Uhr ist es?
What time is it?
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clock, watch (instrument used to measure or keep track of time)
feminine
Meine Uhr geht nach.
My watch is running slow.
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meter; gauge (a kind of measuring device, typically for water and gas consumption)
feminine, in-compounds
Wasseruhr
water meter
Gasuhr
gas meter
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clockwise direction
feminine, informal
mit der Uhr
clockwise
gegen die Uhr
widdershins, counterclockwise
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Uhr | Uhren |
| Accusative | Uhr | Uhren |
| Dative | Uhr | Uhren |
| Genitive | Uhr | Uhren |