ogenblik
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch ogenblic, from Middle Low German ōgenblik. Compare Norwegian øyeblikk, Danish øjeblik, German Augenblick, Icelandic augnablik, Swedish ögonblick, Yiddish אויגנבליק (oygnblik), and English eyeblink. Equivalent to oog (“eye”) + -en- + blik (“look”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ogenblik n (plural ogenblikken, diminutive ogenblikje n)
- moment, blink of an eye (instant of time)