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Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
øra m or n
- definite neuter plural of øre (etymology 1)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse œra. Factitive of ør (“dizzy”).
- øre (e- and split infinitives)
Pronunciation
Verb
øra (present tense ører, past tense ørte, past participle ørt, passive infinitive ørast, present participle ørande, imperative ør)
- to be(come) dizzy
Etymology 2
From Old Norse eyra (“ear”).
Pronunciation
Noun
øra n (plural øra)
- (anatomy) ear; (pre-2012) alternative form of øyra
Noun
øra n
- definite plural of øre (non-standard since 2012)
Etymology 3
Related to aur. See also øyr.
Pronunciation
Verb
øra (present tense ører, past tense ørte or ørde, supine and past participle ørt or ørd)
- (pre-2012) alternative form of øyre
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Noun
øra f
- definite singular of ør (non-standard since 2012)
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
Noun
øra n
- neuter definite plural of øre
References
- “øra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse eyra, from Proto-Germanic *ausô.
Noun
ø̄ra n
- ear
Declension
Declension of ø̄ra (weak an-stem)
Descendants