hörsel

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish hørsl, hørsla, equivalent to höra (to hear) +‎ -sel.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhœ̞ʂəl]
  • (nonstandard, nonetheless common[2]) IPA(key): [ˈhɵʂəl]

Noun

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hörsel c (uncountable)

  1. hearing, the sense used to perceive sound
    Synonym: hörselsinne

Declension

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Declension of hörsel 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative hörsel hörseln
Genitive hörsels hörselns

See also

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References

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  1. ^ hörsel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
  2. ^ Tomas Riad (2013) “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal]‎[1], number 3