oûs

oûs agr. οὖς Ohr

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws. Cognate with Old English ēare (English ear), Latin auris, Old Armenian ունկն (unkn), Old Church Slavonic оухо (uxo), and Old Irish áu.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ûːs/ → /us/ → /us/

Noun

οὖς • (oûs) n (genitive ὠτός); third declension

1. (anatomy, zootomy) ear
2. hearing
3. (from resemblance to an ear):
   1. handle of a pitcher or cup
   2. (architecture) Synonym of πᾰρωτῐ́ς (parōtís).
   3. Ellipsis of οὖς Ἀ̆φροδῑ́της (oûs Aphrodī́tēs).: A kind of shellfish.
   4. (anatomy) auricle of the heart
   5. The name of part of a bandage.
   6. (figuratively) spy