augnablik

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Icelandic

Etymology

From auga (“eye”) +‎ blik (“twinkle”). Compare Danish øjeblik, Swedish ögonblick, Dutch ogenblik, German Augenblick, Yiddish אויגנבליק (oygnblik), and English eyeblink.

Pronunciation

Noun

augnablik n (genitive singular augnabliks, nominative plural augnablik)

  1. blink of an eye, moment, second, jiffy
    Nennirðu að bíða í augnablik? Ég er í símanum.
    Could you wait just a moment? I’m on the phone.

Declension

Declension of augnablik (neuter, based on blik)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative augnablik augnablikið augnablik augnablikin
accusative augnablik augnablikið augnablik augnablikin
dative augnabliki augnablikinu augnablikum augnablikunum
genitive augnabliks augnabliksins augnablika augnablikanna
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