eyga

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Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

eyga n (genitive singular eyga, plural eygu)

  1. eye
  2. view
  3. (plural only) face
  4. stitch
  5. small hollow in a cliff

Declension

n1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eyga eygað eygu, eygur eyguni
accusative eyga eygað eygu, eygur eyguni
dative eyga eyganum eygum eygunum
genitive eyga eygans eygna eygnanna

Derived terms

  • gløgt er gestsins eyga - "clear is the guest's eye" (a guest/foreigner notices more than others)
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