kõrv

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See also: korv

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *korva. Cognate with Finnish korva.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kõrv (genitive kõrva, partitive kõrva)

  1. (anatomy) ear

Declension

Further reading

  • kõrv”, in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
  • kõrv”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • kõrv”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • kõrv in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *korva.

Noun

kõrv (genitive kõrva, partitive kõrva)

  1. ear
  2. handle (of a cup or pot)

Inflection

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