vindauga
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
- vindauge n
Etymology edit
A compound of vind (“wind”) + auga (“eye”) inherited from Old Norse vindauga, whence also Modern English window.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vindauga n (definite singular vindauga, indefinite plural vindaugo, definite plural vindaugo)
Derived terms edit
- bilvindauga
- blyglasvindauga
- blyvindauga
- bogevindauga
- butikkvindauga
- dobbeltvindauga
- gangvindauga
- gittervindauga
- gongevindauga
- karnappvindauga
- kjellarvindauga
- kyrkjevindauga
- loftsvindauga
- overgangsvindauga
- tofagsvindauga
- vindaugsblad
- vindaugsglas
- vindaugshake
- vindaugshaspe
- vindaugshengsel
- vindaugskarm
- vindaugskitt
- vindaugskonvolutt
- vindaugskrok
- vindaugsopning
- vindaugsplass
- vindaugspost
- vindaugspussar
- vindaugspussing
- vindaugsramme
- vindaugsrute
- vindaugssprosse
- vindaugsspylar
- vindaugsutstilling
- vindaugsviskar
- vippevindauga
See also edit
References edit
- “vindauga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
vindr (“wind”) + auga (“eye”)
For semantic parallels, compare Old English ēagþȳrel (“window”, literally “eye-hole”) from Old English ēaġe (“eye”) and Proto-Slavic *okъnò (“window”) from Proto-Slavic *ȍko (“eye”).
Noun edit
vindauga n (genitive vindauga, plural vindaugu)
Declension edit
Declension of vindauga (weak an-stem)
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vindauga | vindaugat | vindaugu | vindaugun |
| accusative | vindauga | vindaugat | vindaugu | vindaugun |
| dative | vindauga | vindauganu | vindaugum | vindaugunum |
| genitive | vindauga | vindaugans | vindaugna | vindaugnanna |
Synonyms edit
- gluggi m
- vindgluggr m
Descendants edit
References edit
- “vindauga”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press