Augapfel
See also: Augäpfel
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German ougapfel, from Old High German ougapful, augaphul, from Proto-West Germanic *augapl, equivalent to Auge (“eye”) + Apfel (“apple”). Cognate with Old English ēagæppel (“apple of the eye; pupil”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Augapfel m (strong, genitive Augapfels, plural Augäpfel)
Declension edit
Declension of Augapfel [masculine, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Augapfel” in Duden online
- “Augapfel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Augapfel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache