öra

öra n

1. indefinite genitive plural of ör (“scar”)

• ör (dialectal)

From Old Swedish ø̄ra, from Old Norse eyra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-.

• IPA^(key): /²øːra/, [²œ̞ːra]

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öra n

1. (anatomy) ear; the part of the body used to hear
2. ear; the handle of a cup, designed not to get warm when a hot liquid is poured in to the cup
3. (zoology) a semicircular gonad visible in certain species of jellyfish
   • 2013 August 12, “Brist på maneter rubbar ekosystem [Lack of jellyfish disrupts ecosystem]”, in Sveriges Radio, sourced from TT News Agency:

     Manetens utseende med fyra "öron" har gett arten dess namn. Öronen fungerar som manetens könsorgan.

     The jellyfish's appearance, with four "ears," has given the species its name. The ears serve as the jellyfish's reproductive organs.

• The plural öron is used at the start of compounds.
• In informal usage, the definite plural may also take the form örona, öronas.

• dra öronen åt sig
• små grytor har också öron
• stå på örat
• vara idel öra
• vara på örat

• öra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• öra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• öra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH

• öar