Aug

See also: aug, aug., and Aug.

English

Proper noun

Aug

1. Abbreviation of August.

   Coordinate terms: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

   Alternative form: Aug.

Anagrams

• AGU, GUA, UGA, gau

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German ouga, from Proto-Germanic *augô. Cognate with Bavarian Aug, German Auge, Dutch oog, English eye, Icelandic auga, Swedish öga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɒu̯ɡ̊/

Noun

Aug n (plural Auge, diminutive Äugli)

1. (anatomy) eye

Derived terms

• Augbraame
• Augespiegel

Bavarian

Etymology

From Old High German ouga, from Proto-Germanic *augô. Modern cognates include Alemannic German Aug, German Auge, Dutch oog, English eye, Icelandic auga, Swedish öga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ao̯ɡ̥/
• IPA^(key): /ɒːɡ̥/ (Vienna)

Noun

Aug n (plural Augen or Augn or Aung)

1. (anatomy) eye
2. (on plants, esp. potatoes, grapevines and fruit trees) germ, bud; eye (potato)
3. (on dice) dot, pip, spot
4. (of a cyclonic storm) eye
5. (on the surface of liquids, e.g. soup) drop or globule of grease or fat

   Synonym: Fettaug

Derived terms

• -augad

German

Alternative forms

• Auge (standard form)

Etymology

From Old High German ouga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Modern cognates include Alemannic German Aug, Bavarian Aug, Dutch oog, English eye, Icelandic auga, Swedish öga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʊ̯k/, /aʊ̯ɡ̥/
• Hyphenation: Aug

Noun

Aug n (mixed, genitive Auges, plural Augen)

1. (anatomy) eye
2. (on plants, esp. potatoes, grapevines and fruit trees) germ, bud; eye (potato)
3. (on dice) dot, pip, spot
4. (of a cyclonic storm) eye
5. (on the surface of liquids, e.g. soup) drop or globule of grease or fat

   Synonym: Fettaug

Usage notes

Non-standard form mainly used in Alemannic German and Bavarian regions.

Declension

Declension of Aug [neuter, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Aug	die	Augen
genitive	eines	des	Auges	der	Augen
dative	einem	dem	Aug, Auge1	den	Augen
accusative	ein	das	Aug	die	Augen

¹Now rare, see notes.