Ohr – German noun declension

German noun forms of Ohr

Noun: Ohr
Gender: Neuter
Hyphenation: uncountable

Nominative

Indefinite

Singularein Ohr
Plural Ohren

Definite

Singulardas Ohr
Pluraldie Ohren

Genitive

Indefinite

Singulareines Ohres; Ohrs
Plural Ohren

Definite

Singulardes Ohres; Ohrs
Pluralder Ohren

Dative

Indefinite

Singulareinem Ohr; Ohre
Plural Ohren

Definite

Singulardem Ohr; Ohre
Pluralden Ohren

Accusative

Indefinite

Singularein Ohr
Plural Ohren

Definite

Singulardas Ohr
Pluraldie Ohren

Sample Sentences

  • 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.)
  • Er hat kein Ohr für Musik. (He has no ear for music.)

Etymology

1. From Middle High German ôre, from Old High German ōra, from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô.
2. Akin to Dutch oor, English ear, West Frisian ear, Swedish öra, all ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-.
3. Further Indo-European cognates: Latin auris, Lithuanian ausis, Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs), Russian у́хо (úxo), Old Armenian ունկն (unkn), Albanian vesh, Persian هوش (huš) See: Dutch Nouns 'oor', English Nouns 'ear', Swedish Nouns 'öra', Latin Nouns 'auris', Ancient Greek Nouns 'οὖς'.

Verbs referencing "Ohr"

English Nouns ear, Dutch Nouns oor, Danish Nouns øre, Latvian Nouns auss.

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