kýrauga

Icelandic

Etymology

From kýr (“cow”) +‎ auga (“eye”), compare Danish koøje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰiːrˌøyːɣa/

Noun

kýrauga n (genitive singular kýrauga, nominative plural kýraugu)

1. porthole (circular window set in the hull of a ship)

Declension

declension of kýrauga

n-w	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kýrauga	kýraugað	kýraugu	kýraugun
accusative	kýrauga	kýraugað	kýraugu	kýraugun
dative	kýrauga	kýrauganu	kýraugum	kýraugunum
genitive	kýrauga	kýraugans	kýraugna	kýraugnanna

Further reading

• kýrauga on Kata
• Icelandic Web of Science: Af hverju kallast gluggi á skipi kýrauga? (“Why is a ship's window called a kýrauga?”)