• (General American)IPA^(key):/ɪɹz/,/ɪəɹz/
• (UK)IPA^(key):/ɪəz/,/ɪə(ɹ)z/

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• Rhymes:-ɪə(ɹ)z

ears

1. plural ofear

ears

1. third-personsingularsimplepresentindicative ofear

• Sare,eras,arse,AREs,Sera,Ersa,ERAs,reas,Sear,sera,sear,RASE,SERA,rase,Ares,ares,ARSE,sare

• ærs

FromProto-West Germanic*ars, fromProto-Germanic*arsaz, fromProto-Indo-European*h₁órsos. Cognate withOld Frisianers,Old Saxonars,Old High Germanars,Old Norsears ~rass, and more distantly withMiddle Armenianոռ(oṙ,“ass”) and ModernGreekουρά(ourá,“tail”).

• IPA^(key):/æ͜ɑrs/,[æ͜ɑrˠs]

ears m

1. butt,arse

Stronga-stem:

• Middle English:ars,arce,ers,eres,hars,hers,aars
  • English:arse,ass
  • Scots:ers,airse