different between earl vs ears

English

Etymology

From Middle English erle, erl, from Old English eorl, from Proto-Germanic *erlaz (compare Old Norse jarl, Old High German and Old Saxon erl), from Proto-Germanic *er?n?, *ar?n? (compare Old Norse jara (“fight, battle”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h?er- (compare Latin orior (“to rise, get up”), Ancient Greek ?????? (órnumi, “to urge, incite”), Avestan ????????????????????????????????????? (?r^?naoⁱti, “to move”), Sanskrit ????? (??óti, “to arise, reach, move, attack”)). Also displaced unrelated but similar ealdorman (“alderman”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ûrl
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?l/
• Rhymes: -??(r)l
• Homophone: URL

Noun

earl (plural earls)

1. (nobility) A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.
2. (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called counts and viscounts.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Arel, Elar, Lare, Lear, Rael, Raël, Real, lare, lear, rale, real

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??z/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??z/

Noun

ears

1. plural of ear

Derived terms

Verb

ears

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ear

Anagrams

• AREs, ARSE, Ares, ERAs, Ersa, SERA, Sear, ares, arse, eras, rase, reas, sare, sear, sera

Old English

Alternative forms

• ærs

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ars, from Proto-Germanic *arsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h?orsos. Cognate with Old Frisian ers, Old Saxon ars, Old High German ars, Old Norse ars ~ rass, and more distantly with Old Armenian ?? (o?, “ass”) and Modern Greek ???? (ourá, “tail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æ??rs/, [æ??r?s]

Noun

ears m (nominative plural earsas)

1. butt, arse

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Middle English: ars, arce, ers, eres, hars, hers, aars
  • English: arse, ass
  • Scots: ers, airse