Fettauge

German

Etymology

From Fett (“fat”) +‎ Auge (“eye”). Compare Dutch vetoog and further French œil, Polish oczko etc.

Noun

Fettauge n (mixed, genitive Fettauges, plural Fettaugen, diminutive Fettäuglein n or Fettäugelchen n)

  1. any of the droplets of fat which form at the top of soup etc.

Declension

Declension of Fettauge [neuter, mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Fettauge die Fettaugen
genitive eines des Fettauges der Fettaugen
dative einem dem Fettauge den Fettaugen
accusative ein das Fettauge die Fettaugen
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