earring
A piece of jewelry worn on the earA piece of jewelry worn on the ear.
» Mary was wearing heart-shaped earrings.
Мэри была в серёжках в форме сердца.
Мері була у сережках у формі сердечка.
Meaning
1 sensesA piece of jewelry worn on the ear.
Ohrring
серьга́serʹgá, серёжкаserjóžka
серга́serhá, сере́жкаseréžka, ку́льчикkúlʹčyk
jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe
Examples
140 sentencesMary was wearing heart-shaped earrings.
Мері була у сережках у формі сердечка. — deniko
ruМэри была в серёжках в форме сердца. — odexed
Tom bought a pair of earrings for Mary.
Том купив Мері сережки. — deniko
You lost an earring.
Ти загубив сережку. — deniko
ruТы серёжку потерял. — Wezel
deDu hast einen Ohrring verloren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mary took off her earrings.
Мері зняла сережки. — deniko
ruМэри сняла серёжки. — marafon
Mary took her earrings off.
Мері зняла сережки. — deniko
ruМэри сняла серёжки. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English erering, from Old English ēarhring (“ear-ring”), from Proto-West GermaFrom Middle English erering, from Old English ēarhring (“ear-ring”), from Proto-West Germanic *auʀahring, equivalent to ear + ring. Cognate with West Frisian earring (“earring”), Dutch oorring (“earring”), German Low German Ohrring (“earring”), German Ohrring (“earring”), Danish ørering (“earring”), Swedish örring (“earring”).
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Forms
plural: earringsWord family
8 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- pair of earrings
- an an earring
- wear earrings