Auge

See also: auge and augé

German

Äußerlich sichtbare Teile eines menschlichen Auges
Externally visible parts of a human eye.

Alternative forms

Aug (non-standard nowadays)

Etymology

From Old High German ouga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaʊ̯ɡə/
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Noun

Auge n (genitive Auges, plural Augen, diminutive Äugelchen n or Äuglein n)

eye
germ, bud
(on dice) spot

Declension

Declension of Auge

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Auge	die	Augen
genitive	eines	des	Auges	der	Augen
dative	einem	dem	Auge	den	Augen
accusative	ein	das	Auge	die	Augen

Derived terms

Terms derived from Auge

Augapfel (“eyeball; apple of one's eye”)
Augenbraue (“eyebrow”)
Augenfleck
Augenhöhle (“eye socket”)
Augenlid (“eyelid”)
Augen machen
Augenschein (“appearance”)

Augenspüleinrichtung (“eye wash station”)
Augenwimper (“eyelash”)
beäugen (“to eye”)
blaues Auge
große Augen machen
Hühnerauge (“corn”)

im Auge behalten (“to keep an eye on”)
ins Auge fassen (“to eye; to consider doing something”)
Neunauge
Ölauge
schöne Augen machen
unter vier Augen

Further reading

Auge in Duden online

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