hörsel

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hørsl, hørsla, equivalent to höra (“to hear”) +‎ -sel.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈhœ̞ʂəl]
(nonstandard, nonetheless common^[2]) IPA^(key): [ˈhɵʂəl]

Noun

hörsel c (uncountable)

hearing (sense used to perceive sound)
Synonym: hörselsinne

Declension

Declension of *hörsel*
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hörsel	hörsels
singular	definite	hörseln	hörselns
plural	indefinite	—	—
plural	definite	—	—

See also

känsel (“feeling”)
syn (“sight”)
smak (“taste”)
lukt (“smell”)
tanke (“thought”)

References

^ hörsel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
^ Tomas Riad (2013) “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal]‎^[1], number 3

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