Ähre

German
Getreideähren — corn ears (from left to right: barley, wheat, rye) (1)
Die Ähre eines Grashalmes. — The head of a grass stalk. (2)

Etymology

From Old High German ahir, from Proto-Germanic *ahaz. Cognate with Dutch aar, English ear, West Frisian ier. Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).

Further Indo-European cognates: Latin aciēs (“edge”) and acus (“needle”), Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros), Russian острый (ostryj), Lithuanian ass (“sharp”), Tocharian B āk (“ear, awn”).

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛːʀə/
  • Rhymes: -ɛːʀə
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Noun

Ähre f (genitive Ähre, plural Ähren, diminutive Ährchen n)

  1. (botany, countable) the ear (of corn)
    Synonym: Getreideähre
  2. (botany, countable) the head, ear (of grass seed)
    Synonym: Grasähre
  3. (botany, countable) the spike (of a flower)
    Synonym: Blütenähre

Declension
Declension of Ähre
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Ähre die Ähren
genitive einer der Ähre der Ähren
dative einer der Ähre den Ähren
accusative eine die Ähre die Ähren

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

Derived terms
  • Ährenfeld n
  • Ährenkranz m
  • Ährenspindel f
  • Scheinähre f

Further reading
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