Neunauge
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German niunouge, from Old High German niunouga (ca. 900). Equivalent to neun (“nine”) + Auge (“eye”), after the orifices near the head.
Compare Dutch negenoog, Danish niøje, Norwegian Nynorsk niauge, Swedish nejonöga. All of these are attested much later and thus probably from German (or Middle Low German).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Neunauge n (mixed, genitive Neunauges, plural Neunaugen)
- (zoology, ichthyology) lamprey; any of the species of the order Petromyzontiformes
- Synonym: Bricke
Declension edit
Declension of Neunauge [neuter, mixed]
References edit
- “Neunauge” in Duden online