Ohrloch
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ohr (“ear”) + Loch (“hole”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈoːʁˌlɔx/, [ˈʔoːɐ̯ˌlɔx], [ʔɔɐ̯-], [ʔɔː-], [-ˌlɔχ]
Audio: (file) - Homophone: Orlog (one regional pronunciation)
Noun[edit]
Ohrloch n (strong, genitive Ohrlochs or Ohrloches, plural Ohrlöcher, diminutive Ohrlöchlein n or Ohrlöchelchen n)
- earhole
- a puncture or piercing in the ear(lobe)
- Synonym: (especially when outside the lobe) Ohrpiercing
- Meine Mutter sagt, nächstes Jahr darf ich mir Ohrlöcher stechen lassen.
- My mother says I may get earholes next year / may have my ears pierced next year.
- the orifice of the ear
- Synonym: Ohröffnung
- Man soll Wattestäbchen nicht zu tief ins Ohrloch stecken.
- You shouldn’t shove cotton buds too deep into your earhole.
- a puncture or piercing in the ear(lobe)