Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (eye; to see).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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eyga n (genitive singular eyga, plural eygu)

  1. eye
  2. view
  3. (plural only) face
  4. stitch
  5. small hollow in a cliff

Declension

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n1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eyga eygað eygu, eygur eyguni
accusative eyga eygað eygu, eygur eyguni
dative eyga eyganum eygum eygunum
genitive eyga eygans eygna eygnanna

Derived terms

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  • gløgt er gestsins eyga - "clear is the guest's eye" (a guest/foreigner notices more than others)
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