earmuff

English

Alternative forms

• ear muff

Etymology

From ear +‎ muff.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪəmʌfs/

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Noun

earmuff (plural earmuffs)

1. A garment to keep the ears warm.
2. A garment or part worn over a single ear.
3. A sound-deadening cup or a pair of such cups worn over the ear or ears.
4. Attributive form of earmuffs.

Derived terms

• earmuffed

Translations

garment to keep the ears warm

Catalan: orellera f Chinese: Mandarin: 耳套 (zh) (ěrtào), 耳罩 (zh) (ěrzhào), 耳包子 (zh) (ěrbāozi) Czech: klapka f Dutch: oorwarmers (nl) pl Esperanto: orelumo (eo) Finnish: korvaläpät (fi) pl French: cache-oreilles (fr) pl German: Ohrenschützer (de) m pl Gujarati: કાનની ટોપી f (kānnī ṭopī) Icelandic: eyrnaskjól n Japanese: 耳当て (みみあて, mimiate) Korean: 귓집 (gwitjip) Polish: nausznik (pl) m Russian: (тё́плые) нау́шники m pl ((tjóplyje) naúšniki) Serbo-Croatian: naušnjak m Spanish: orejera (es) f Swedish: öronmuff c, öronskydd n Welsh: clustgap m

sound-deadening cup or cups

Finnish: kuulosuojain (fi) French: casque anti-bruit, casque antibruit Georgian: ხმაურდამცავი ყურსაცვამი (xmaurdamcavi q̇ursacvami), ხმაურდამცავი ყურსასმენები (xmaurdamcavi q̇ursasmenebi), ხმაურდამცავი საყურისები (xmaurdamcavi saq̇urisebi) Maori: kōpani taringa Polish: nausznik (pl) m Portuguese: abafador (pt) m Russian: (защитные (ru) (zaščitnyje)) наушники (ru) (naušniki) Serbo-Croatian: naušnjak m Swedish: hörselkåpa c