Gehör

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Alternative forms

Gehöre (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German gehœre, from Old High German *gihōra (attested as acc. sg. kehorun). Equivalent to ge- +‎ hören; compare Dutch gehoor. This was a less common byform of Middle High German gehœrde, from Old High German gihōrida, itself cognate with Old Dutch *gehōrtha (attested as gehortoir, error for dat. sg. gehorton) and Old Saxon gihōritha. All of these words were originally feminines, but became neuter by analogy with collectives in ge- (first attested in Middle High German gehœrde alongside the feminine).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəˈhøːr/, [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯], [-ˈhœɐ̯]
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Rhymes: -øːɐ̯

Noun

Gehör n (strong, genitive Gehörs or Gehöres, plural Gehöre)

hearing (sense or faculty of perceiving and interpreting sound)
(in certain constructions) attention, being heard, being listened to
sich Gehör verschaffen ― to make oneself heard

Gehör finden ― to be heard, to be appreciated (opinion, idea etc.)

Declension

Declension of Gehör [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gehör	die	Gehöre
genitive	eines	des	Gehörs, Gehöres	der	Gehöre
dative	einem	dem	Gehör, Gehöre¹	den	Gehören
accusative	ein	das	Gehör	die	Gehöre

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Norwegian Bokmål: gehør
→ Swedish: gehör