Augenmerk

German

Etymology

Loan translation and/or phonetic adaptation (17th c.) of Dutch oogmerk, from Middle Dutch ôghemerk. Analyzable as Auge +‎ merken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊ̯ɡənˌmɛʁk/, [ˈʔaʊ̯ɡənˌmɛʁk], [ˈʔaʊ̯ɡŋ̍-], [-ˌmɛɐ̯k]

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Noun

Augenmerk n (strong, genitive Augenmerkes or Augenmerks, plural Augenmerke)

1. (uncountable) attention

   Vielleicht sollten wir das Augenmerk mehr auf die Beispiele richten.

   Maybe we should direct our attention more towards the examples.

2. (countable, often Hauptaugenmerk) something at which one directs one’s (special) attention; concern; interest

   Mein Augenmerk ist vor allem das Betriebsklima.

   My main concern is our company's working atmosphere.

Declension

Declension of Augenmerk [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Augenmerk	die	Augenmerke
genitive	eines	des	Augenmerkes, Augenmerks	der	Augenmerke
dative	einem	dem	Augenmerk, Augenmerke1	den	Augenmerken
accusative	ein	das	Augenmerk	die	Augenmerke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• (attention): Aufmerksamkeit
• (concern): Interesse

Derived terms

• Hauptaugenmerk