Öhr

See also: Ohr

German

Etymology

From Middle High German œre, œr, from Old High German ōri, from an underlying Proto-Germanic *auziją (not attested outside High German), derived from *ausô (“ear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /øːr/, [ʔøːɐ̯], [ʔœɐ̯]
• Rhymes: -øːɐ̯

Noun

Öhr n (strong, genitive Öhres or Öhrs, plural Öhre)

1. eye (of the needle)

Usage notes

• Chiefly used in the pleonastic compound Nadelöhr.

Declension

Declension of Öhr [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Öhr	die	Öhre
genitive	eines	des	Öhres, Öhrs	der	Öhre
dative	einem	dem	Öhr, Öhre1	den	Öhren
accusative	ein	das	Öhr	die	Öhre

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Ohr

Further reading

• “Öhr” in Duden online