Gehör

== German == === Alternative forms === Gehöre (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German gehœre, from Old High German *gihōra (attested as acc. sg. kehorun). Equivalent to ge- +‎ hören; compare Dutch gehoor. This was a less common byform of Middle High German gehœrde, from Old High German gihōrida, itself cognate with Old Dutch *gehōrtha (attested as gehortoir, error for dat. sg. gehorton) and Old Saxon gihōritha. All of these words were originally feminines, but became neuter by analogy with collectives in ge- (first attested in Middle High German gehœrde alongside the feminine). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈhøːr/, [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯], [-ˈhœɐ̯] Rhymes: -øːɐ̯ === Noun === Gehör n (strong, genitive Gehörs or Gehöres, plural Gehöre) hearing (sense or faculty of perceiving and interpreting sound) (in certain constructions) attention, being heard, being listened to sich Gehör verschaffen ― to make oneself heard Gehör finden ― to be heard, to be appreciated (opinion, idea etc.) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Gehörgang Gehörsinn ==== Descendants ==== → Norwegian Bokmål: gehør → Swedish: gehör === Further reading === “Gehör” in Duden online “Gehör”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)