hörsel

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hørsl, hørsla, equivalent to höra (“to hear”) +‎ -sel.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

hörsel c (uncountable)

1. hearing (sense used to perceive sound)

   Synonym: hörselsinne

Declension

Declension of hörsel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hörsel	hörsels
	definite	hörseln	hörselns
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

See also

• känsel (“feeling”)
• syn (“sight”)
• smak (“taste”)
• lukt (“smell”)
• tanke (“thought”)

References

• hörsel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hörsel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

• Svensk MeSH