auga
Estonian edit
Noun edit
auga
- comitative singular of au
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese auga (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), augua, agoa; from older agua (through metathesis), from Latin aqua, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
auga f (plural augas)
- (uncountable) water
- Auga corrente non mata xente (proverb) ― [Drinking] running water doesn't kill people
- (countable, usually in the plural) baths, hot springs
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “auga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “auga” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “auga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “auga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “auga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Further reading edit
- “auga” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Gutnish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *augô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).
Noun edit
auga
- (Fårö) eye
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Cognates include Latin oculus, Sanskrit अक्षि (ákṣi), Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐍉 (augō), Old English ēage, English eye, Scots ee, Swedish öga, Danish øje.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
auga n (genitive singular auga, nominative plural augu)
- (anatomy) eye
- Hávamál (English source, Icelandic source)
- Inn vari gestur
- er til verðar kemur
- þunnu hljóði þegir,
- eyrum hlýðir,
- en augum skoðar.
- Svo nýsist fróðra hver fyrir.
- The knowing guest
- who goes to the feast,
- In silent attention sits;
- With his ears he hears,
- with his eyes he watches,
- Thus wary are wise men all.
- Hávamál (English source, Icelandic source)
Declension edit
Related terms edit
- augabragð
- augabrún/augnabrún
- augaleið
- augastaður
- augasteinn
- augljós
- augnablik
- augnagotur
- augnahár/augnhár
- augnalaus
- augnalok
- augnaráð/augnatillit
- augnatóft
- augnayndi
- augnhlaup
- augnlæknir
- augnlæknisfræði
- augnveiki
- augsýn
- augsýnilega
- augsýnilegur
- betur sjá augu en auga
- draga augað í pung
- nálarauga
- undir fjögur augu
- varðveita eins og sjáaldur auga síns
Latvian edit
Noun edit
auga m
Adjective edit
auga
Verb edit
auga
Lithuanian edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
áuga
Mirandese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin aqua, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂.
Noun edit
auga f (plural augas)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Akin to English eye.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
auga n (plural augo)
- eye (organ)
- Eg har noko på auga.
- Something is stuck in my eye.
- eye (the visual sense); vision
- Augo mine er ikkje so gode som dei ein gong var.
- My eyes aren't as good as they once were.
Inflection edit
auga n
See also edit
References edit
- “auga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
auga f
- Alternative form of agua
Descendants edit
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᚷᛟ (*augo), from Proto-Germanic *augô (whence Old English ēaġe, Old Saxon ōga, Old High German ouga, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐍉 (augō)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”); compare Latin oculus, Old Church Slavonic око (oko).
Noun edit
auga n (genitive auga, plural augu)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- augabrá (“eyebrow”)
- augabragð (“blink of an eye; a laughing stock”)
- augnamein (“disease of the eye”)
- eygja (“to eye”)
- eygr (“eyed”)
Descendants edit
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Metathesis of água. Compare Galician auga.
Noun edit
auga f (plural augas)
- (Northern Portugal) Alternative form of água
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
auga
- inflection of augar: