auge

Etymology

From Arabic أَوْج‎ (ʾawj), from Persian اوگ‎ (owg).

Noun

auge m (plural auges)

1. apogee
2. peak, zenith

Etymology

From Latin alveus; according to the TLFi etymological dictionary, it was a (very early) borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oʒ/

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Noun

auge f (plural auges)

1. trough (long, narrow container for feeding animals)
2. (masonry) mixing tub, mortar box (pan or tub for mixing mortar)
3. bucket (of a water wheel)
4. (anatomy) intermandibular region (of a horse or other mammals)

Verb

auge

1. first-person singular present indicative of auger
2. third-person singular present indicative of auger
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of auger
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of auger
5. second-person singular imperative of auger

Etymology

From Arabic أَوْج‎ (ʾawj), from Persian اوگ‎ (owg).

Noun

auge f (plural augi)

1. apogee
2. (figuratively) height, apex

   in auge - fashionable

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯.ɡeː/

Verb

augē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of augeō

Pronunciation

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

Noun

auge n (definite singular auget, indefinite plural auge, definite plural auga)

1. Alternative form of auga

Etymology

From Arabic أَوْج‎ (ʾawj), from Persian اوگ‎ (owg).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈawʒi/

Noun

auge m (plural auges)

1. height, peak

Etymology

From Arabic أَوْج‎ (ʾawj), from Persian اوگ‎ (owg).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈauxe/

Noun

auge m (plural auges)

1. peak, zenith

Alternative forms

• æue
• æuwę
• øg
• ög
• yg

Etymology

From Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic *augô.

Noun

auge n (definite singular or plural auga, definite plural augen)

1. (anatomy) eye

   Hä kȯm ’n sȯger i ögä.

   There came a smolder in the eye.

   Vattnä sputä midt mela auga å mäg

   The water spouted right between my eyes

   Auga tillrä ti om

   His eyes rolled around

   hä rit åt ögom

   it hurts my eyes, it irritates, is offensive