Langohr

German

Etymology

lang (“long”) +‎ Ohr (“ear”)

Pronunciation

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

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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

• ein Esel schimpft den anderen Langohr

Further reading

• “Langohr” in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

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

Noun

Langohr n (plural Langohre)

1. ass, mule

Synonyms

• Esel