Ohr

German (Berlin)

/oːr/

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) The ear; the organ of hearing
  • (anatomy) The ear; the external visible part of the organ, the auricle
  • (architecture) The overhanging part on the frame of a window or door.
  • A highway interchange which is ear-shaped or ribbon-shaped.

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German ōra (ear) inherited from *auʀā inherited from Proto-Germanic *ausô (ear) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows- (ear).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂ows-

Gloss

ear

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

耳

Emoji
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