öga

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "oga"

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ögon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈøːˌɡa/
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Noun

öga n

  1. (anatomy) eye
    • 1982, Ratata (lyrics and music), “Ögon av is [Eyes of ice]”, in Ratata‎:
      Ja, hennes ögon är av is. Dom säger allt och ingenting. Ja, hon har ögon av is.
      Yes, her eyes are made of ice. They say everything and nothing. Yes, she has eyes of ice.
  2. eye (a hole at the blunt end of a needle)
  3. eye (the center of a hurricane)
  4. eye (a reproductive bud in a potato)
  5. eye (the capability of perception)
    Han har ett öga för talanger.
    He has a good eye for talents.

Usage notes

  • Compounds are formed with the plural ögon.

Declension

Declension of öga
nominative genitive
singular indefinite öga ögas
definite ögat ögats
plural indefinite ögon ögons
definite ögonen ögonens
  • In informal usage, the definite plural may also take the form ögona, ögonas.

Descendants

  • → Finnish: ööga

References

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