øren

Danish

Noun

øren n pl

1. indefinite plural of øre

Usage notes

• The standard plural for the Danish noun øre (“ear”) is "ører". This word was previously believed to an archaic dualis form, but current scholars reject Danish nouns ever having had a dual form. This irregular plural is archaic but survives in the fixed expressions "[tale] for døve øren", i.e. "[speaking] for deaf ears", meaning to speak in vain, and "være lutter øren", lit. "being all ears".

Noun

øren c

1. definite singular of øre

References

• Anders W. Berthelsen: "Sprogdoktoren: Brug øjne og øren", Fyens Stiftstidende, 26 February 2018.
• “øre” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• øret

Noun

øren m or n

1. definite masculine singular of øre (etymology 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• øret

Noun

øren m or n

1. definite masculine singular of øre