See also: Oog and o'og

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

  • IPA(key): /oəχ/
  • (file)

Noun edit

oog (plural , diminutive ogie)

  1. (anatomy) eye

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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 edit

oog n (plural ogen, diminutive oogje n)

  1. eye
  2. pip (of dice)
  3. eye of a needle
  4. eye (of a peacock's tail)
  5. eye (of a storm)
  6. sight, vision, gaze
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Afrikaans: oog
  • Jersey Dutch: ôx, ôxe
  • Negerhollands: oogo, hoogo, hogo, oog
    • Virgin Islands Creole: hogo (dated)
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: hogo

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

oog

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

Etymology 3 edit

Related to (obsolete) English ea and Latin aqua.

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

oog f (plural ogen, diminutive oogje n)

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

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