Noun
das Ohr
Pronunciation: /oːr/
ear (the auditory organ)
A2
rank #2,264
plural Ohren
Meanings
Noun
- ear (the auditory organ)
- ear (the external visible part of the organ, the auricle)
- ear (the ability and proclivity to understand and discern finer details of something, especially sound-based)
- the overhanging part on the frame of a window or door
Example sentence
Mein linkes Ohr tut weh.
My left ear hurts.
Word forms
singular
das Ohr
plural
die Ohren
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Ohr
Accusativedas Ohr
Dativedem Ohr
Genitivedes Ohres
Plural
Nominativedie Ohren
Accusativedie Ohren
Dativeden Ohren
Genitiveder Ohren
Usage
- auf einem Ohr schlecht hören — have poor hearing in one ear
- ein Ohr / zwei Ohren — one ear / two ears; the plural adds -en
Der Wind pfiff mir um die Ohren.
The wind whistled around my ears.