oog

See also: Oog and o'og

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch oog, from Middle Dutch oge, from Old Dutch ōga, ouga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oəχ/
Audio: (file)

Noun

oog (plural oë, diminutive ogie)

(anatomy) eye

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oːx/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: oog
Rhymes: -oːx

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ôge, from Old Dutch ōga, ouga, from Proto-West Germanic *augā (“eye”), Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).

Noun

oog n (plural ogen, diminutive oogje n)

eye
pip (of dice)
eye of a needle
eye (of a peacock's tail)
eye (of a storm)
sight, vision, gaze

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: oog
Jersey Dutch: ôx, ôxe
Negerhollands: oogo, hoogo, hogo, oog
- → Virgin Islands Creole: hogo (dated)
Skepi Creole Dutch: hogo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

oog

inflection of ogen:
1. first-person singular present indicative
2. imperative

Etymology 3

Related to (obsolete) English ea and Latin aqua.

Alternative forms

ei (in the compound noun eiland (“island”))
ouw

Noun

oog f (plural ogen, diminutive oogje n)

(only in proper names) island
Synonyms: eiland, (archaic) insel

Derived terms

Anagrams

goo

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