öra
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ora"
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
öra n
- indefinite genitive plural of ör (“scar”)
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish ø̄ra, from Old Norse eyra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
öra n
- (anatomy) ear; the part of the body used to hear
- ear; the handle of a cup, designed not to get warm when a hot liquid is poured in to the cup
Usage notes edit
- The plural öron is used at the start of compounds.
- In informal usage, the definite plural may also take the form örona, öronas.
Declension edit
Declension of öra | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | öra | örat | öron | öronen |
Genitive | öras | örats | örons | öronens |
Related terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- öra in Svensk ordbok.