Ochsenauge
German
editEtymology
editOchse (“ox”) + Auge (“eye”). Compare Czech volské oko and Finnish häränsilmä.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editOchsenauge n (mixed, genitive Ochsenauges, plural Ochsenaugen)
- (literally) ox' eye
- (architecture) oculus
- Synonyms: Oculus, Rundfenster
- (botany) oxeye daisy
- Synonym: Margerite
- (Southern Germany, Austria) fried egg
- Synonym: (standard) Spiegelei
Declension
editDeclension of Ochsenauge [neuter, mixed]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Ochsenauge | die | Ochsenaugen |
genitive | eines | des | Ochsenauges | der | Ochsenaugen |
dative | einem | dem | Ochsenauge | den | Ochsenaugen |
accusative | ein | das | Ochsenauge | die | Ochsenaugen |