auga

Alternative forms

• agua
• agoa (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese agua (through metathesis), from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic *akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaw.ɡa/, [ˈaw.ɣa]

Noun

auga f (uncountable)

1. water

Etymology

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

Noun

auga

1. (Fårö) eye

Etymology

From Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Cognates include Latin oculus, Sanskrit अक्षि (ákṣi), Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐍉 (augō), Old English ēaġe, English eye, Scots ee, Swedish öga, Danish øje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈøyːɣa]

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• Rhymes: -øyːɣa

Noun

auga n (genitive singular auga, nominative plural augu)

1. (anatomy) eye
   • Hávamál (English source, Icelandic source)

     Inn vari gestur

     er til verðar kemur

     þunnu hljóði þegir,

     eyrum hlýðir,

     en augum skoðar.

     Svo nýsist fróðra hver fyrir.

     The knowing guest

     who goes to the feast,

     In silent attention sits;

     With his ears he hears,

     with his eyes he watches,

     Thus wary are wise men all.

Noun

auga m

1. genitive singular form of augs

Adjective

auga

1. genitive singular masculine form of augs
2. nominative singular feminine form of augs

Verb

auga

1. 3rd person singular past indicative form of augt
2. 3rd person plural past indicative form of augt

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈäˑʊ̯ɡɐ]

Verb

áuga

1. third-person singular present tense of augti.
2. third-person plural present tense of augti.

Etymology

From Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic *akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂.

Noun

auga f (plural augas)

1. water

Alternative forms

• auge

Etymology

From Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Akin to English eye.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²æʉɡɑ/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

auga n (definite singular auga, indefinite plural augo, definite plural augo)

1. eye (organ)

   Eg har noko på auga.

   Something is stuck in my eye.

2. eye (the visual sense); vision

   Augo mine er ikkje so gode som dei ein gong var.

   My eyes aren't as good as they once were.

auga n

1. definite plural of auge

See also

• auge-, augne-
• øye (Bokmål)

References

• “auga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *augô (whence Old English ēaġe, Old Saxon ōga, Old High German ouga, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐍉 (augō)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”); compare Latin oculus, Old Church Slavonic око (oko).

Noun

auga n (genitive auga, plural augu)

1. eye

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaw.ɡa/

Noun

auga f

1. Alternative form of agua

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.ɡɐ/, [ˈaw.ɣɐ]
• Hyphenation: au‧ga

Noun

auga f (plural augas)

1. (regional) Alternative form of água