ouïr
French
verb
Definitions
- (archaic) to hear
- (archaic) to listen
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French ouyr inherited from Old French oir inherited from Latin audiō (I hear, listen, I listen, hear) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-is-d-, *h₂ewis (clearly, manifestly).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂ewis
Gloss
clearly, manifestly
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- audio English
- audio- English
- audibilis Latin
- audibĭlis Latin
- audientem Latin
- auditorium Latin
- audiēns Latin
- audiō Latin
- audīre Latin
- audīre, audio, audiō Latin
- exaudio Latin
- praeaudio Latin
- subaudio Latin
- audio- Hungarian
- audio Dutch, Flemish
- desoír Spanish, Castilian
- oidor Spanish, Castilian
- oíble Spanish, Castilian
- oír Spanish, Castilian
- *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ew-is-d- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ewis Proto-Indo-European
- ouvidor Portuguese
- ouvir Portuguese
- oir Old French
- tresoir Old French
- ouvir Galician
- audgo Norman
- ouyr Middle French
- ouvyr Old Portuguese
- avdu Aromanian
- *awizdjō Proto-Italic
- oir Old Spanish
- obi Kabuverdianu
- uví Kabuverdianu
- udir Ladin
- obi Guinea-Bissau Creole