Langohr

German

Etymology

lang (“long”) +‎ Ohr (“ear”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaŋˌoːɐ̯/, [ˈlaŋˌʔoːɐ̯]
  • Hyphenation: Lang‧ohr
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Langohr n or (sometimes, when referring to a person or animal) m (mixed, genitive Langohrs or Langohres, plural Langohren)

  1. (obsolete) a long ear
  2. (colloquial, humorous) donkey
  3. (colloquial, humorous) dolt, blockhead
  4. (colloquial, humorous) rabbit
  5. (zoology) long-eared bat (animal of the genus Plecotus)

Declension
Declension of Langohr [neuter // masculine (sometimes, when referring to a person or animal), mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das, der Langohr die Langohren
genitive eines des Langohrs, Langohres der Langohren
dative einem dem Langohr, Langohre1 den Langohren
accusative ein, einen das, den Langohr die Langohren

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compound of lang (“long”) +‎ Ohr (“ear”).

Noun

Langohr n (plural Langohre)

  1. ass, mule

Synonyms
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