Uhr.
hours, o'clock (indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period)
Meaning & usage
hours, o'clock (indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period)
Es ist vier Uhr.
Es ist vier Uhr zwölf.
clock, watch (instrument used to measure or keep track of time)
Meine Uhr geht nach.
meter; gauge (a kind of measuring device, typically for water and gas consumption)
Wasseruhr
Gasuhr
clockwise direction
mit der Uhr
gegen die Uhr
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-der.? Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ Ancient Greek ὥρᾱ (hṓrā)bor. Latin hōra Old French hourebor. Old Dutch *ūra Middle Dutch ûrebor. Middle Low German ûrebor. Middle High German ūre German Uhr From late Middle High German ūre, from Middle Low German ûre (“hour”), from Middle Dutch ûre, from Old Dutch *ūra, from Old French houre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- (“year, season”). The word was borrowed in the late 14th century when the diphthongization of -ū- into -ou-, -au- was already complete in most dialects; a shifted form exists, however, in dialects (compare Luxembourgish Auer). In German, the word early on developed the sense “timing device”, not present in other languages. Compare further Dutch uur, English hour, French heure. Doublet of Jahr.
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