ears

See also: EARs

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪɹz/, /ɪəɹz/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪəz/, /ɪə(ɹ)z/

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• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)z

Noun

ears

1. plural of ear

Derived terms

• all ears
• between the ears
• jug ears
• prick up one's ears

 

Verb

ears

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ear

Anagrams

• AREs, ARSE, Ares, ERAs, Ersa, SERA, Sear, ares, arse, eras, rase, reas, sare, sear, sera

Old English

Alternative forms

• ærs

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ars, from Proto-Germanic *arsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁orsos. Cognate with Old Frisian ers, Old Saxon ars, Old High German ars, Old Norse ars ~ rass, and more distantly with Old Armenian ոռ (oṙ, “ass”) and Modern Greek ουρά (ourá, “tail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æ͜ɑrs/, [æ͜ɑrˠs]

Noun

ears m

1. butt, arse

Declension

Declension of ears (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ears	earsas
accusative	ears	earsas
genitive	earses	earsa
dative	earse	earsum

Derived terms

• earsende
• earsgang
• earsling
• earslȳre
• earsode
• earsþyrel
• openears

 

Descendants

• Middle English: ars, arce, ers, eres, hars, hers, aars
  • English: arse, ass
  • Scots: ers, airse