ouothelle

Norman

Alternative forms

• orêle, oyêle (continental Normandy)
• oreille (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French oreille, from Vulgar Latin oricla, from Latin auricula, diminutive of auris (“ear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɔðɛl/

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Noun

ouothelle f (plural ouothelles)

1. (Jersey, anatomy) ear

Derived terms

• boucl'ye d'ouothelle (“earring”)
• ouothelles dé lapîn (“ribwort plantain”)
• ouothelle dé souothis (“changing forget-me-not; mouse-ear; early forget-me-not”)
• pèrche-ouothelle (“earwig”)