# oír
## Galician
### Alternative forms

* ouir, ouguir, ouvir

### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ouir, from Latin audīre. Cognate with Portuguese ouvir.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɔˈiɾ]

### Verb

oír (first-person singular present oio, first-person singular preterite oín, past participle oído)
* to hear
* to listen

#### Conjugation
### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ouir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “oír”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “oír”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “oír”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

### Further reading

* “oír”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Ladino
### Alternative forms

* oir, oyr

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish oir, from Latin audīre, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-is-d-, a compound of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis (“clearly, manifestly”) (from the root *h₂ew- (“to see, perceive”)) and *dʰh₁-ye/o- (“to render”). Compare French ouïr, Italian udire, Portuguese ouvir, and Romanian auzi.

### Verb

oír (Hebrew spelling אואיר)
* (transitive, intransitive) to hear (detect noise with the ears)
    Synonyms: sentir, sintir
    Coordinate term: eskuchar
** 2006, Matilda Koén-Sarano, Por el plazer de kontar‎, Nur Afakot, page 335:"Ima, no ay nada! En l'armada oímos kozas peores!"‘Ima, that’s nothing! We heard worse in the army!’

### References

* ↑ “oír”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola.

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish oir, from Latin audīre, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-is-d-, a compound of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis (“clearly, manifestly”) (from the root *h₂ew- (“to see, perceive”)) and *dʰh₁-ye/o- (“to render”). Compare French ouïr, Italian udire, Portuguese ouvir, and Romanian auzi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /oˈiɾ/ [oˈiɾ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -iɾ
* Syllabification: o‧ír

### Verb

oír (first-person singular present oigo, first-person singular preterite oí, past participle oído)
* (intransitive) to hear
    ¡Oiga, por favor!Excuse me!(literally, “Hear, please!”)
* (transitive) to hear (passively perceive a sound)
    Oí ruidos extraños viniendo desde detrás de la puerta y tuve miedo.I heard strange noises coming from behind the door and got scared.
* (transitive) to listen to (actively pay attention to a sound or a person speaking)
    Synonym: escuchar
    Cada mañana oigo el canto de los pájaros.Every morning I listen to the singing of the birds.
* (transitive) to heed; to listen to

#### Usage notes

See escuchar.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* ahora lo oigo
* al que no habla, Dios no lo oye
* como lo oye
* como lo oyes
* de oídas
* Dios te oiga
* las paredes oyen
* oído cocina
* oír de confesión
* oír de penitencia
* oír en justicia

#### Related terms

* oíble
* oído
* oidor
* oyente

### Further reading

* “oír”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10