Ochsenauge
German edit
Etymology edit
Ochse (“ox”) + Auge (“eye”). Compare Czech volské oko and Finnish häränsilmä.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Ochsenauge n (mixed, genitive Ochsenauges, plural Ochsenaugen)
- (literally) ox' eye
- (architecture) oculus
- Synonyms: Oculus, Rundfenster
- (botany) oxeye daisy
- (Southern Germany, Austria) fried egg
- Synonym: (standard) Spiegelei
Declension edit
Declension of Ochsenauge [neuter, mixed]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |