ears

See also: EARs

English

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ɪɹz/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪəz/
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Noun

ears

plural of ear

Derived terms

Verb

ears

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ear

Anagrams

AREs, ARSE, Ares, ERAs, Ersa, SERA, ares, arse, eras, rase, reas, sare, sear, sera

Old English

Alternative forms

ærs

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *arsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érsos, *ors-. Cognate with Old Frisian ers (West Frisian ears), Old Saxon ars, Old High German ars (German Arsch), Old Norse ars, rass (Icelandic and Norwegian rass), and more distantly with Old Armenian ոռ (oṙ, “ass”), and (Modern) Greek ουρά (ourá, “tail”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /æɑ̯rs/, [æɑ̯rˠs]

Noun

ears m (nominative plural earsas)

the arse; the buttocks or anus

Inflection

Declension of ears (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ears	earsas
accusative	ears	earsas
genitive	earses	earsa
dative	earse	earsum

Derived terms

earsende
earsgang
earsling
earslȳre
earsode
earsþerl
openears

Descendants

Middle English: ers
- English: arse, ass
- Scots: ers

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