øye

See also: oye

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish øje, replaced native aue, from Old Danish øghæ, from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (eye; to see). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk auga, auge, Icelandic auga, Faroese eyga and Swedish öga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈœ̂ʏ̯ə/

Noun

øye n (definite singular øyet, indefinite plural øyne or øyer, definite plural øynene or øyene or øya)

  1. (anatomy) an eye
    et blått øyea black eye
    med det blotte øyewith the naked eye
  2. eye (hole in a needle)

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