dog-ear en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈdɔɡˌɪ(ə)ɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˈdɑɡ-/ (General-American)
- /ˈdɒɡɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
The noun is a variant of dog's-ear, from dog + -’s + ear, due to the similarity of their appearance to the folded ears of certain dogs. The verb is either: * directly from dog + ear; * a back-formation from dog-eared; or * a variant of dog's-ear (verb).
Meanings
- The folded corner of the page of a book or other publication, either due to having been read many times or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dogear | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dog-ears | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| dog's-ear | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dog ear | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (19)
pl ośle ucho (folded corner of the page of a book or other publication) · ja ドッグイア (folded corner of the page of a book or other publication) · cs oslí ucho (folded corner of the page of a book or other publication) · fi hiirenkorva (folded corner of the page of a book or other publication) · hu szamárfül (folded corner of the page of a book or other publication) · nn eseløyra (folded corner of the page of a book or other publication) · pt orelha (folded corner of the page of a book or other publication) · it orecchietta (folded corner of the page of a book or other publication) · fi koirankorva (folded corner of the page of a book or other publication) · da æseløre (folded corner of the page of a book or other publication) · fr corne (folded corner of the page of a book or other publication) · sk somárske uši (folded corner of the page of a book or other publication) · tl luping (folded corner of the page of a book or other publication) · fo hundsoyra (folded corner of the page of a book or other publication) · nb eseløre (folded corner of the page of a book or other publication) · es doblez (folded corner of the page of a book or other publication) · de Eselsohr (folded corner of the page of a book or other publication) · nn eseløyre (folded corner of the page of a book or other publication) · sv hundöra (folded corner of the page of a book or other publication)