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auricular.

ear; auricular

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/aw.ɾi.kuˈlaʁ/Brazil[aʊ̯.ɾi.kuˈlah]Brazil/aw.ɾi.kuˈlaɾ/São-Paulo[aʊ̯.ɾi.kuˈlaɾ]São-Paulo

  1. ear; auricular

    feminine · masculine · not-comparable · relational

  2. hearing; auricular

    feminine · masculine · not-comparable · relational

  3. auricle; auricular

    feminine · masculine · not-comparable · relational
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Italic *auzis Latin auris Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin auricula Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin auriculārislbor. Portuguese auricular Learned borrowing from Latin auriculāris.

noun/aw.ɾi.kuˈlaʁ/Brazil[aʊ̯.ɾi.kuˈlah]Brazil/aw.ɾi.kuˈlaɾ/São-Paulo[aʊ̯.ɾi.kuˈlaɾ]São-Paulo

  1. earphone, earpiece

    Portugal · in-plural · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Italic *auzis Latin auris Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin auricula Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin auriculārislbor. Portuguese auricular Learned borrowing from Latin auriculāris.

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