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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish ø̄gha, from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).
Pronunciation
Noun
öga n
- (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.
- eye (a hole at the blunt end of a needle)
- eye (the center of a hurricane)
- eye (a reproductive bud in a potato)
- 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
- In informal usage, the definite plural may also take the form ögona, ögonas.
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